Luzon broad-toothed rat

The Luzon broad-toothed rat (Abditomys latidens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Luzon broad-toothed rat Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Abditomys Musser, 1982[2]
Species:	A. latidens
Binomial name
Abditomys latidens (Sanborn, 1952)[3][4]

It is endemic to central and northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Abditomys.

References

1. Heaney, L. (2008). "Abditomys latidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
2. Musser, Guy G. (1982). "Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 107. A New Genus of Arboreal Rat from Luzon Island in the Philippines". American Museum Novitates (2730): 1–23. hdl:2246/5340.
3. Sanborn, Colin Campbell (1952). "Philippine Zoological Expedition 1946–1947". Fieldiana: Zoology. 33 (2): 125–128.
4. "Abditomys latidens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

• Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.