Batomys

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Family Muridae Scientific name Batomys Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae

Lower classifications Hamiguitan hairy‑tailed rat, Mindanao hairy‑tailed rat, Luzon hairy‑tailed rat, Large‑toothed hairy‑tailed rat

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

Species

Genus Batomys - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 6 species recognized:

Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, Batomys dentatus Miller, 1911

Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat, Batomys hamiguitan Balete, Heaney, Rickart, Quidlat & Ibanez, 2008

Dinagat hairy-tailed rat, Batomys russatus Musser, Heaney & Tabaranza Jr., 1998

Mindanao hairy-tailed rat, Batomys salomonseni (Sanborn, 1953)

Batomys uragon Balete, Rickart, Henaey & Jansa, 2015

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