Dinigat bushy-tailed cloud rat

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Also known as: Crateromys australis

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The Dinigat bushy-tailed cloud rat is one of six species of slow-moving, nocturnal, tree-dwelling rodents found exclusively in Philippine forests. These rodents belong to the genus Crateromys, which includes four species of bushy-tailed cloud rats. The Dinigat bushy-tailed cloud rat (C. australis) is found only on Dinigat Island and is similar in size to the Panay Island cloud rat (C. heaneyi), measuring about 25 to 35 cm in body length. It has tawny fur on its head and back, with an orange-brown belly. Cloud rats are closely related to other Philippine endemic rodents like Luzon tree rats and hairy-tailed rats, all belonging to the family Muridae within the order Rodentia.1

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The Dinigat bushy-tailed cloud rat (C. australis) is about the same size as C. heaneyi and is found only on Dinagat Island, north of Mindanao. It has tawny fur on the head and back and an orange-brown belly.
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The Dinigat bushy-tailed cloud rat (C. australis) is about the same size as C. heaneyi and is found only on Dinagat Island, north of Mindanao. It has tawny fur on the head and back and an orange-brown belly.
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