Batomys
Batomys grant ( below)
The Philippines - hair tail rats ( Batomys ) are a living in the Philippines rodent genus from the group of Altweltmäuse ( Murinae ).
Five types are distinguished:
- The Luzon - hair tail rat ( Batomys granti ) on Luzon,
- The Mindanao - hair tail rat ( Batomys salomonseni ) in Mindanao, Leyte and Biliran,
- The Großzähnige hair tail rat ( Batomys gyrus ) on Luzon
- The Dinagat hair tail rat ( Batomys russatus ) on Dinagat and
- The Hamiguitan hair tail rat ( Batomys Hamiguitan ) in Mindanao
The hair tail rats reach head torso lengths 18 to 20 centimeters, the tail measures 14 to 18 centimeters. They are colored reddish brown on the upper side ( granti ), light brown ( dentate ) or dark brown ( salomonseni ). Of the Luzon - tree rats they differ by a shorter relative tail and a more pointed shape of the skull.
All five species are poorly known. The Luzon - hair tail rat lives in the mountain rainforests on Isarog in the southeast of the island of Luzon and seems to be quite common there. It was also found in the north of Luzon, but there is an extreme rarity. The specimens were seen at altitudes around 2,100 meters. The IUCN lists it as " Near Threatened " ( near threatened ).
The Mindanao - rat tail hair is often only on Leyte, on the eponymous island of Mindanao only a few specimens were found at Kitanglad at altitudes around 2000 meters. According to IUCN, the species is not endangered.
The Großzähnige hair tail rat is only known from a single specimen, which was found in the province of Benguet. About their degree of risk is not known.
The Dinagat hair tail rat was not described until 1998. According to IUCN is the kind of " high risk " ( endangered ).
The Hamiguitan hair tail rat was first described in 2008. Their habitat is the region on Hamiguitan on Mindanao. It is in the category " insufficient data " ( data deficient ) in the IUCN Red List.
The Philippines - hair tail rats are part of the Phloeomys group, a pristine, indigenous to the Philippines group of Altweltmäuse.