Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
I.U.C.N status
International Union for Conservation of Nature
LC
Least concern
NT
Near threatened
VU
Vulnerable
EN
Endangered
CR
Critically endangered
EW
Extinct in the wild
EX
Extinct
Identity card
Class :
Mammals
Order :
Rodents
Family :
Muridae
Genus :
Phloeomys
Species :
pallidus
Average size
70 to 77 cm
Weight
1.9 to 2.6 kg
Longevity
17 years
Sexual maturity
1 year
Gestation
60 to 65 days
Litter
1 young
Diet
Vegetarian
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Did you know?
The Northern Luzon giant cloud rat is one of the largest rat species in the world. Arboreal, it rarely comes down to the ground. Pairs often stay together. They can reproduce up to twice a year. The little ones cling to their mother and do not detach until they are 3 to 4 months old.
Threats and conservation
The Northern Luzon giant cloud rat can cause considerable damage to rice crops and is sometimes described as a pest. Although it has disappeared from certain regions due to hunting, on the whole it seems to be able to resist this pressure and remains generally common and widespread.
