Crateromys schadenbergi Meyer 1895

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1310

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11334535
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC93CCFA-AF16-F979-A475-489FDF036D67
treatment provided by	Guido (2022-12-13 04:20:09, last updated 2024-11-29 04:19:23)
scientific name	Crateromys schadenbergi Meyer 1895
status

Treatment

Crateromys schadenbergi Meyer 1895 View in CoL

Crateromys schadenbergi Meyer 1895 View in CoL , Abh. Mus . Dresden, 6: 1.

Type Locality: Philippines, N Luzon Isl, Mountain Province, Mt Data.

Vernacular Names: Luzon Crateromys.

Distribution: Greater Luzon Faunal Region in the Philippines. Endemic to the mountains of N Luzon ( Heaney et al., 1998; Oliver et al., 1993; Sanborn, 1952 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: The largest-bodied of all the species of Crateromys and an arboreal inhabitant of oak-pine forest where it builds stick-nests in tree crowns for shelter ( Oliver et al., 1993; Heaney et al., 1998). In many ways, C. schadenbergi is an ecological and morphological equivalent of large-bodied tropical tree squirrels ( Sciuridae ), which do not occur in the Greater Luzon Faunal Region.

References

Heaney, L. R., D. S. Balete, M. L. Dolar, A. C. Alcala, A. T. L. Dans, P. C. Gonzales, N. R. Ingle, M. V. Lepiten, W. L. R. Oliver, P. S. Ong, E. A. Rickart, B. R. Tabaranza, Jr., and R. C. B. Utzurrum. 1998. A synopsis of the mammalian fauna of the Philippine Islands. Fieldiana: Zoology, n. s., 88: 1 - 61.

Oliver, W. L. R., C. R. Cox, P. C. Gonzales, and L. R. Heaney. 1993. Cloud rats in the Philippines-preliminary report on distribution and status. Oryx, 27 (1): 41 - 48.

Sanborn, C. C. 1952 a. Philippine Zoological Expedition 1946 - 1947. Fieldiana: Zoology, 33: 89 - 158.