Dinagat Island Cloud Rat Crateromys australis Musser, Heaney & Rabor, 1985s

Common Names: Puot The local names given to them are yut-yut (Crateromys) and bu-ut (Phloemys). . Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Lowland forest on Dinagat Island  Habitat / Behavior: Poorly known.In 1985, another species called the Dinagat Island cloud rat (C. australis) was described, and this one occurs only in another small island off the tip of northeastern Mindanao. Aside from the fact that it is larger than the Ilin Island cloud rat but smaller than the giant bushy-tailed cloud rat, the fur of the C. australis is also rough, not coarse and stiff as it is on C. paulus and not soft and bushy like that of C. schadenbergi. Threats: Severely affected by deforestation Conservation Efforts/Measures: Haribon Foundation Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Haribon Foundation

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