Carleton's forest rat

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Carleton's forest rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Bullimus
Species:
B. carletoni
Binomial name
Bullimus carletoni
Heaney et al., 2021

The Carleton's forest rat (Bullimus carletoni) is a species of rodent in the genus Bullimus and the family Muridae. It is reported from the Caramoan Peninsula in southern Luzon, Philippines in the year 2021 by Heaney et al. [1] B. carletoni is associated with partially disturbed forest habitat over limestone and ophiolitic soils. It is a nocturnal animal and endemic to Philippines.

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References

  1. Heaney, Lawrence R.; Kyriazis, Christopher C.; Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Bates, John M. (2021). "A new species of Bullimus (Muridae, Rodentia) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 134 (1): 131–148. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-134.1.yy.