Cloud Rat

The endemic Dinagat cloud rat (Crateromys australis) is found only on Dinagat Island, further proof of the Philippines' importance in global biodiversity. 

·         Rabor also discovered an endemic insectivore on the island related to hedgehogs, the endangered Dinagat moonrat (Podogymnura aureospinula). 

Country or region: Dinagat Island

Number of species: 218

Number of globally threatened species: 7

Number of introduced species: 1

·         The Philippine tree shrew (Urogale everetti), in the order Scandentia, which is found on Mindanao, Dinagat, and Siargao Islands, represents an endemic, monotypic genus. Worldwide there are sixteen species of tree shrew, a diurnal animal that resembles a squirrel but whose dentition, circulatory system, and large braincase are more like those of primates (Nowak 1999a). This species is considered vulnerable (IUCN 2000).

                   Endemic and Near-Endemic Mammal Species.