Northern Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus) at the Cincinnati Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Muridae
Subfamily:
Murinae
Tribe:
Phloeomyini Alston, 1876
Genera[1]
BatomysThomas, 1895
CarpomysThomas, 1895
CrateromysThomas, 1895
MusseromysHeaney et al., 2009
Phloeomys(Waterhouse, 1839)
Diversity
21 species
The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini)[2] of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. They belong to the family Muridae and include five genera: Batomys (hairy-tailed rats), Carpomys (dwarf cloud rats), Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats), Musseromys (Luzon tree mice), and Phloeomys (giant cloud rats). They range in size from as large as 50 cm (20 in) to as small as 74 mm (2.9 in). Cloud rats are threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting. Several species are endangered or critically endangered.[3][4][5]
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