Short-footed Luzon tree rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Short-footed Luzon tree rat

| image = Carpomys melanurus.jpg

| image_caption =

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal |author=Heaney, L. |author2=Balete, D. |author3=Rosell-Ambal, G. |author4=Tabaranza, B. |author5=Ong, P. | title = Carpomys melanurus | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2008 | page = e.T3917A10172176 | publisher = IUCN | year = 2008 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3917A10172176.en | doi-access = free }}

| genus = Carpomys

| species = melanurus

| authority = Thomas, 1895

| synonyms =

| range_map = Range Carpomys melanurus.png

}}

The short-footed Luzon tree rat or greater dwarf cloud rat (Carpomys melanurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001271 | page = }} It is found only in the Philippines, specifically in northern Luzon. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.

This species was long thought to be extinct. In 2008, Filipino researchers including Dr. Danilo Balete found a specimen in the canopy of Mount Pulag National Park, the first scientifically observed individual of the species since 1896.{{Cite web

|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/mammal-believed-extinct-found-in-mossy-forest-1.758476

|title=Mammal believed extinct found in mossy forest

|publisher=CBC News

|date=2008-05-02

|access-date=2008-05-02}} The captured individual was "about 185 grams and has dense soft reddish-brown fur, a black mask around large dark eyes, small rounded ears, a broad and blunt snout and a long tail covered with dark hair".