Phloeomys

Phloeomys Temporal range: Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Phloeomyini
Genus:	Phloeomys Waterhouse, 1839
Type species
Mus (Phloeomys) cumingi[1]
Species
Phloeomys cumingi Phloeomys pallidus

Phloeomys, the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less dense and shorter than in the rarer bushy-tailed cloud rats (genus Crateromys) that also inhabit the Philippines.^[2]

Species

Phloeomys contains two species,^[1] but the taxonomic limits between them are not fully resolved.^[3]

• Southern Luzon giant (or slender-tailed) cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi)
• Northern Luzon giant (or slender-tailed) cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)

See also

• Cloud rat

References

1. 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. 1437–1438. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Oliver; et al. (1993). "Cloud rats in the Philippines — preliminary report on distribution and status". Oryx. 27: 41–48. doi:10.1017/s0030605300023942.
3. Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Ong, P. (2016). "Phloeomys pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T17004A22454049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T17004A22454049.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.