Cloud rat

The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a group of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. Biologically, it is a clade belonging to the family Muridae and includes five genera: Batomys (hairy-tailed rats), Carpomys (dwarf cloud rats), Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats), Musseromys (Luzon tree mice), and Phloeomys (giant cloud rats). They range in size from as large as 50 cm (20 in) to as small as 74 mm (2.9 in). Cloud rats are threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting. Several species are endangered or critically endangered.

Cloud rat

The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a group of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. Biologically, it is a clade belonging to the family Muridae and includes five genera: Batomys (hairy-tailed rats), Carpomys (dwarf cloud rats), Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats), Musseromys (Luzon tree mice), and Phloeomys (giant cloud rats). They range in size from as large as 50 cm (20 in) to as small as 74 mm (2.9 in). Cloud rats are threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting. Several species are endangered or critically endangered.