Luzon hairy-tailed rat

Luzon forest rat
The lower rodent shown is the Luzon Forest Rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Batomys
Species: B. granti
Binomial name
Batomys granti
Thomas, 1895

The Luzon forest rat or Luzon hairy-tailed rat (Batomys granti) is one of five species of rodent in the genus Batomys. It is in the diverse family Muridae. This species is found only in the Philippines.

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