▁great ▁ability , ▁vital ity , ▁or ▁power ". ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁attribute ▁the ▁species ▁for ▁its ▁dispers al ▁ability , ▁pers istence , ▁and ▁uniqu eness ▁to ▁the ▁B icol ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁spec imen ▁( now ▁the ▁hol ot ype ) ▁of ▁B . ▁u rag on ▁was ▁collected ▁by ▁Eric ▁A . ▁Rick art , ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁Ver te br ates ▁at ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ut ah , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁adult ▁male . ▁He ▁found ▁it ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁fa unal ▁expedition ▁at ▁Mount ▁Is ar og , ▁about ▁ 4   km ▁from ▁the ▁N aga ▁City ▁in ▁Cam ar ines ▁Sur ▁Province . ▁The ▁expedition ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution . ▁The ▁rat ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁m oss y ▁forest , ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 , 7 5 0 ▁m ▁above ▁the ▁sea ▁level . ▁Later , ▁ 1 4 ▁spec im ens ▁were ▁collected ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁region . ▁The ▁spec im ens ▁are ▁depos ited ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History , ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution . ▁DNA ▁studies ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁Sh aron ▁A . ▁J ans a . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁species ▁of ▁B atom ys ▁known ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁Mount ▁Is ar og , ▁the ▁large - to oth ed ▁hair y - ta