Batomys uragon information

Batomys uragon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Batomys
Species:	B. uragon
Binomial name
	Batomys uragon; Balete et al., 2015

Batomys uragon (proposed common name Mount Isarog hairy-tailed rat) is a species of cloud rat endemic to the Philippines. It was first discovered in 1988, and the full description was published in 2015, in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.^[1] It is so far found only on Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. The first specimen was collected from Mount Isarog at the southern side of the island. Other 14 specimens were later collected. It is the fourth species of mammal (so far known) living only on that mountain. The new species was described by Danilo S. Balete, Eric A. Rickart, Lawrence R. Heaney, and Sharon A. Jansa.^[2] It was classified as new species based on DNA analyses and structural descriptions (morphometric analyses). It is different from its closest relative, the Luzon hairy-tailed rat (Batomys granti), in its cytochrome b sequence, moderate body size, colour patterns, and skull structure.

^ Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Heaney, Lawrence R.; Jansa, Sharon 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. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-128.1.22.
^ Talabi, Kolawole (20 November 2015). "New rat species find sheds light on Philippine mammalian diversity". Mongabay. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[balete-1] Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Heaney, Lawrence R.; Jansa, Sharon 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. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-128.1.22.

[tala-2] Talabi, Kolawole (20 November 2015). "New rat species find sheds light on Philippine mammalian diversity". Mongabay. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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