King rat (animal)
| King rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Uromys |
| Species: | U. rex |
| Binomial name | |
| Uromys rex (Thomas, 1888) | |
The king rat (Uromys rex) is a species of giant naked-tailed rat, rodents in the family Muridae endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.[1] It is found in the Poha valley on Guadalcanal[2] in the Solomons. It lives in trees.[2] It is larger than Uromys porculus but smaller than Uromys imperator.[2]
References
- ↑ Gippoliti, S. 2002. Uromys rex 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 Groves, C.P.; Flannery, T.F. (1994). "A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae:Mammalia)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 46: 145–169. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.12.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
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