Mammals Archives - Philippine Wildlife Art

Black-tailed dwarf cloud rat

Filipeanut — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:13:38 +0000

High up in the forests of the Cordillera, a small mammal hugs a mossy branch: the Black-tailed dwarf cloud rat! It is also known as the Greater dwarf cloud rat, written above in the artwork in Baybayin as “Malaking bulilit ng daga ng ulap”. It is likely most active at night (nocturnal) like its smaller […]

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Mt. Amuyao Tree-mouse

Filipeanut — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:22:14 +0000

Say hello to a little Mt. Amuyao Tree-mouse, Musseromys inopinatus! (But quietly, it’s sleeping) It is named after Mt. Amuyao where it was found, near the heart of the Cordillera mountain range. It is one of four species of tree-mouse that are considered the smallest of all cloud rats. This includes the Mt. Banahaw tree-mouse, […]

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Brown-tailed dwarf cloud rat

Filipeanut — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:00:27 +0000

Climb a tree with a Brown-tailed dwarf cloud rat or Carpomys phaeurus! It can be found in the Central Cordillera, where it is likely active at night or nocturnal, and lives most of its life in the trees (Heaney, Balete, et al. 2016). It also has an extinct larger cousin, whose remains were found in […]

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Golden-crowned Flying Fox

Filipeanut — Sat, 27 May 2023 23:54:41 +0000

Let’s hang out with the Golden-crowned Flying Fox! Kabog (Bisaya) is one of the many words in the Philippines for bats and even fruit bats or flying foxes specifically. This is the largest bat in the Philippines, and by weight they are the largest bats in the world! They love eating fruits (and even flowers) […]

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Binturong or Palawan Bearcat

Filipeanut — Sun, 21 May 2023 23:52:19 +0000

Have you ever heard of the Palawan binturong? It’s a big, furry animal that loves living in trees. It’s also known as the Palawan bearcat, but it’s not really a bear or a cat. It’s its own unique animal! They are more closely related to civets, and can be found in Southeast Asia. In the […]

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Mt. Banahaw Tree-mouse

Filipeanut — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:57:58 +0000

Mice and rats tend to be seen as dirty pests that live in and around our waste or homes. But did you know that our country has a cute native mouse that lives only in certain forests? If you love trees, you’ll also love the tree-mouse… the Mt. Banahaw Tree-mouse! Unlike Mickey Mouse, the Mt. […]

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Tamaraw

Filipeanut — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:15:57 +0000

Tamaraw are "dwarf buffalos" that can only be found on Mindoro Island!

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Mt. Isarog hairy-tailed rat

Filipeanut — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:55:42 +0000

There is a special kind of cloud rat with a hairy tail that lives in the country’s most volcanically-active area 1. In fact it can only be found on one single mountain there 2, and it is the Mt. Isarog hairy-tailed rat. When these cloud rats were studied, some of them were found on very […]

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Large-toothed batomys

Filipeanut — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:40:29 +0000

Meet the Large-toothed batomys! It lives in the trees, high on the mountain tops. The only one ever found was discovered 2,100 meters high in the town of Atok in Benguet 1. Scientists call it “large-toothed” because when compared to its Batomys cousins on other mountains, it has the biggest molars 2. It lives in […]

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Dugong

Filipeanut — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:35:37 +0000

These plump, large, gray hotdogs with eyes are named after the Malay word duyung or lady of the sea 1. And they’re vegetarians. They are part of a small group of plant-eating mammals that live their entire lives in the water 2. And unlike other marine mammals, like dolphins or whales, they are actually more […]

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