Batomys Explained

Batomys is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species.

Species

Genus Batomys - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 7 species recognized, six extant and one extinct:^{[1] [2]}

• Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, Batomys dentatus
• Luzon hairy-tailed rat, Batomys granti
• Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat, Batomys hamiguitan
• Dinagat hairy-tailed rat, Batomys russatus
• Mindanao hairy-tailed rat, Batomys salomonseni
• Batomys uragon
• Batomys cagayanensis ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Balete, D.S. . Heaney, L.R. . Rickart, E.A. . Quidlat, R.S. . Ibañez, J.C. . 2008 . A new species of Batomys (Mammalia: Muridae) from eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 121 . 4 . 411–428 . 10.2988/07-47.1. 129828157 .
2. Balete, D.S. . Rickart, E.A. . Heaney, L.R. . Jansa, S.A. . 2015 . A new species of Batomys (Muridae, Rodentia) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 128 . 1 . 22–39 . 10.2988/0006-324X-128.1.22. free .
3. Ochoa. Janine. Mijares. Armand S B. Piper. Philip J. Reyes. Marian C. Heaney. Lawrence R. 2021-04-23. Three new extinct species from the endemic Philippine cloud rat radiation (Rodentia, Muridae, Phloeomyini). Journal of Mammalogy. gyab023. 10.1093/jmammal/gyab023. 0022-2372.