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Batomys
granti
Thomas, 1895. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16:162.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Luzon
hairy-tailed rat
DISTRIBUTION— Luzon faunal region; known only from Mt. Data, Benguet
Prov. (FMNH), and Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur Prov. (FMNH).
HABITAT— Uncommon in montane forest, common in mossy forest on Mt.
Isarog (Rickart et al., 1991); in thick vegetation on the ground in mossy
forest at ca. 2100 m in the Central Cordillera (Rabor, 1955; Sanborn,
1952; Thomas, 1898).
STATUS—Probably
widespread and moderately common at higher elevations.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Uncommon in montane and mossy forest at 1,600-2,150 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney, et al. 2004)
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(photograph by L. Heaney)
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