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Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat
Batomys hamiguitan
The Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat (Batomys hamiguitan) 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. is a yellow-brown animal with a long furry tail, weighs about 175 grams (6.2 oz), and is related to several other species known in Central Mindanao, Dinagat Island and Luzon. It lives only in an area that's at least 950 metres (3,120 ft) high, and in dwarf mossy forests less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi).
It was the last member of its genus to be discovered in May 2006. According to team leader and lead author Danilo Balete, "Hamiguitan batomys is the first mammal to be described from Eastern Mindanao, and the first thought to live only in that area."
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 334500.