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Tryphomys adustus
Miller,
1910. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 38:399.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Luzon
short-nosed rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Luzon
Faunal Region; known only from Benguet (FMNH), Laguna (USNM), and Tarlac
(USNM).
HABITAT—Mossy
forest at about 2500 m in the Central Cordillera (Miller, 1910; Rabor,
1955) and in the lower parts of Mt. Makiling (ca. 100-350 m) (Barbehenn
et al., 1973).
STATUS—Uncommon
but widespread in central Luzon (Musser, 1982b). IUCN: Vulnerable.
COMMENT—The
genus Tryphomys was reviewed and redefined by Musser and Newcomb
(1983) and Musser and Heaney (1992).
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