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Bullimus
luzonicus
(Thomas, 1895). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16:163.
ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Large
Luzon forest rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Known
only from Luzon [Aurora (UPD), Benguet (FMNH)] and Camarines Sur (FSM)
provinces].
HABITAT—Poorly
known. Scattered specimens taken in mixed primary and disturbed lowland
forest at about 200 m to about 2400 m in montane and mossy forest (Largen,
1985; Musser, 1982c; Rabor, 1955; Sanborn, 1952; Thomas, 1898; Heaney
et al., in press).
STATUS—Uncertain;
may be moderately common in primary lowland forest.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Recorded at 1,050-1,950 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)
©2002
(photograph by
L. Heaney)
©2002
(photograph by
L. Heaney)
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