Abditomys latidens (Sanborn 1952)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1252

Abditomys latidens (Sanborn 1952)

[Rattus] latidens Sanborn 1952 , Fieldiana Zool., 33: 125.

Type Locality: Philippines, Luzon Isl, Mountain Province, Mt Data, 7500 ft (2286 m).

Vernacular Names: Luzon Broad-toothed Rat.

Distribution: Greater Luzon Faunal Region; endemic to C and N Luzon where it is know only by a specimen from Laguna Province and another from Mountain Province ( Heaney et al., 1998; Musser, 1982 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A close phylogenetic relative of Tryphomys adustus , another Luzon endemic ( Musser and Heaney, 1992). Taxonomy and morphological data provided by Musser (1982 a), who also reviewed the scanty available ecological information. One of the few Indoaustralian murines to bear a nail-like claw on the hallux instead of a claw.