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Carpomys phaeurus

Thomas, 1895. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16:162.


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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae

COMMON NAME—White-bellied tree rat.

DISTRIBUTION—
Northern Luzon only, recorded from Benguet and Ifugao provinces (FMNH).

HABITAT—
Mossy forest from ca. 2200 m to 2500 m (Largen, 1985; Rabor, 1955; Sanborn, 1952; Thomas, 1898).

STATUS—
Unknown; probably limited in distribution.

NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in mossy forest at 2,150 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)

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