 A scientific study published in 2012 compared the "Canariomys bravoi" species to present-day arboreal rodents such as "Phloeomys cumingi", the giant rat of the island of Luzon in the Philippines.The study revealed that among the distinctive features of "C. bravoi" are claws that develop almost similarly in the anterior and posterior limbs.Also the hind legs longer than the front ones evoke an intermediate form between rats and arboreal murals like "Phloeomys".