Carleton's forest rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Carleton's forest rat

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| genus = Bullimus

| species = carletoni

| authority = Heaney et al., 2021

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The Carleton's forest rat (Bullimus carletoni) is a species of rodent in the genus Bullimus and the family Muridae. It is reported from the Caramoan Peninsula in southern Luzon, Philippines in the year 2021 by Heaney et al.{{Cite journal |last=Heaney |first=Lawrence R. |last2=Kyriazis |first2=Christopher C. |last3=Balete |first3=Danilo S. |last4=Rickart |first4=Eric A. |last5=Bates |first5=John M. |date=2021 |title=A new species of Bullimus (Muridae, Rodentia) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines |journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=134 |issue=1 |pages=131–148 |doi=10.2988/0006-324X-134.1.yy}} B. carletoni is associated with partially disturbed forest habitat over limestone and ophiolitic soils. It is a nocturnal animal and endemic to Philippines.