''Batomys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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endemic
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to the
Philippines
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. It has six extant described
species
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.
Species
Genus ''Batomys'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 7 species recognized, six extant and one extinct:
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Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys dentatus''
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Luzon hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys granti''
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Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys hamiguitan''
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Dinagat hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys russatus''
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Mindanao hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys salomonseni''
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Batomys uragon''
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Batomys cagayanensis''
References
Rodents of the Philippines
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Batomys
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