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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Tryphomys
SPECIES Tryphomys adustus
| Author: | Miller, 1910. | | Citation: | Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 38: 399. | | Common Name: | Luzon Tryphomys | | Type Locality: | Philippines, Luzon Isl, Benguet, Haights-in-the-Oaks. | | Distribution: | Greater Luzon Faunal Region. Endemic to Luzon; known only from a few localities in highlands of the Central Cordillera and lower portion of Mount Makiling (Barbehenn et al., 1972-1973; Heaney et al., 1998; Sanborn, 1952a). | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Nothing is known about ecology of this species, but its morphology indicates T. adustus is terrestrial, probably inhabiting grassy or shrubby clearings in forests. |
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