Large Luzon forest rat

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Large Luzon Forest Rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Bullimus
Species:
B. luzonicus
Binomial name
Bullimus luzonicus
(Thomas, 1895)
Range Bullimus luzonicus.png

The Large Luzon Forest Rat, or Luzon Forest Rat (Bullimus luzonicus) is a species of rodent, the first of three to be described in the genus Bullimus. It is in the diverse family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. The rat has been recorded in Aurora, Benguet, and Camarines Sur provinces, and in Balbalasang, Kalinga province.

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References

  1. Heaney, L. (2016). "Bullimus luzonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T3323A22436096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3323A22436096.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.