Large Luzon forest rat

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

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.

References

  1. Heaney, L. (2016). "Bullimus luzonicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T3323A22436096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3323A22436096.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • Baillie, J. 1996. Bullimus luzonicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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