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The Panay Cloudrunner (Crateromys heaneyi) is a nocturnal squirrel-like rodent, that is found on the island of Palay in the Philippines.

Discovery
The Panay Cloudrunner was discovered by western science in 1987, and was described as a new species in 1996 by Robert Kennedy of the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Pedro Gonzales of the National Museum of the Philippines. The late date of discovery was because the lack of forest cover on Palay lead to the island being largely ignored by biologists.

Description
The Panay Cloudrunner is a little over 600mm in length, with it's distinctive cat-like tail making up more than half of that length, and weighs around 1 kilogram.

Habits
The cloudrunner is nocturnal, and nests during the day in a tree hollow. Its diet includes bananas, guavas, corn, papayas, and assorted leaves.

Conservation
Continued deforestation on the island of Panay is the major threat to this species, and the animal is now confined to remnant forest in a mountain range on the western end of the island.