Crateromys australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Phloeomyini
Genus: Crateromys
Species: Crateromys australis

Name

Crateromys australis Musser, Heaney & Rabor, 1985: 3

• Holotype: UMMZ 161022, adult ♂, skin and skull.
• Type locality: “Balitbiton, Loreto Municipality, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte Province, Republic of the Philippines”.

References

Primary references

• Musser, G.G., Heaney, L.R. & Rabor, D.S. 1985. Philippine rats: a new species of Crateromys from Dinagat Island. American Museum Novitates 2821: 1–25. hdl: 2246/5231 Reference page. 

Links

• Ong, P., Tabaranza, B., Rosell-Ambal, G., Balete, D. & Heaney, L. 2008. IUCN: Crateromys australis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T5499A11225471. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5499A11225471.en

Vernacular names

English: Dinagat Hairy-tailed Cloud Rat