Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
Phloeomys cumingi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat or southern Luzon giant cloud rat, also known as bugkon in Filipino, is a vulnerable species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in southern Luzon in the Philippines. It is dark brown, occasionally with some reddish, but lacking the light-coloured sections usually seen in its close relative, the northern Luzon giant cloud rat. The southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat is a large rodent that has a total length of about 67–75 cm (26–30 in) and weighs 1.45–2.1 kg (3.2–4.6 lb).
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Phloeomys