Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat is MBG’s Wildlife of the Month for April 2025

The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) has named the Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys cumingi Waterhouse, 1839) as the Wildlife of the Month for April 2025. This species is one of the 18 extant members of the Tribe Phloeomyini, commonly known as “cloud rats,” which are endemic to the Philippines …