The Carleton's forest rat (Bullimus carletoni) is a species of rodent in the genus Bullimus and the family Muridae. It is reported from the Caramoan Peninsula in southern Luzon, Philippines in the year 2021 by Heaney et al.[1] B. carletoni is associated with partially disturbed forest habitat over limestone and ophiolitic soils. It is a nocturnal animal and endemic to Philippines.
| Carleton's forest rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Bullimus |
| Species: | B. carletoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Bullimus carletoni Heaney et al., 2021
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References
edit- ^ Heaney, Lawrence R.; Kyriazis, Christopher C.; Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Bates, John M. (2021). "A new species of Bullimus (Muridae, Rodentia) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 134 (1): 131–148. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-134.1.yy.
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