Crateromys

Crateromys is a genus of rodent, native to the Philippines, in the family Muridae. It contains four species:

Crateromys
Temporal range: Recent
Giant bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys schadenbergi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Crateromys
Thomas, 1895
Species

Crateromys australis
Crateromys heaneyi
Crateromys paulus
Crateromys schadenbergi

References

  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1310–1311. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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