Luzon short-nosed rat

The Luzon short-nosed rat, Tryphomys adustus, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae and the only species in the genus Tryphomys. It is found only in the Philippines and is known only from Benguet, Laguna and Tarlac provinces on the island of Luzon. It was described by Gerrit Smith Miller in 1910, with the type specimen taken at Haights-in-the-Oaks in Benguet. The Mammal Diversity Database also lists the names Luzon Tryphomys and Mearns's Luzon rat, places it in the subfamily Murinae and the tribe Rattini, records it as living, and gives its IUCN Red List status as not evaluated.