Phloeomys cumingi Waterhouse 1839

Phloeomys cumingi Waterhouse 1839, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1839: 108.

Type Locality: Philippines, Luzon Isl.

Vernacular Names: Southern Luzon Phloeomys.

Synonyms: Phloeomys albayensis (Elera 1895); Phloeomys elegans (Cabrera 1901) .

Distribution: Greater Luzon Faunal Region on S Luzon, Marinduque, and Catanduanes Isls (Heaney et al., 1991, 1998; Musser and Heaney, 1992; Oliver et al., 1993).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Sometimes considered conspecific with P. pallidus, but P. cumingi is a distinct species (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Musser and Heaney, 1992; Thomas, 1898 b). Standard karyotype (2n = 44, FN = 66) reported by Rickart and Musser (1993), G-banding pattern described by Rickart and Heaney (2002). Elevational and ecological summary for S Luzon population provided by Heaney et al. (1999).