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Abditomys
latidens
(Sanborn,
1952). Fieldiana Zool., 33:125.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Luzon
broad-toothed rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Luzon
Faunal Region. Apparently endemic to central and northern Luzon Island
(Laguna [USNM] and Mountain [FMNH] provinces)
HABITAT—Very
poorly known. Taken in densely vegetated gullies in pine forest at about
2250 m (Rabor, 1955, 1986; Sanborn, 1952) and in second growth in the
lowlands at about 75 m (Barbehenn et al., 1973; Musser, 1982a).
STATUS—Uncertain.
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