Uromys
Encyclopedia
The giant naked-tailed rats, genus Uromys, are a group of Old World rats
from Australia
, New Guinea
, Guadalcanal
and nearby islands.
Murinae
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...
and nearby islands.
Species
Genus Uromys - giant naked-tailed rats- Giant Naked-tailed RatGiant Naked-tailed RatThe Giant Naked-tailed Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907 - Biak Giant RatBiak Giant RatThe Biak Island Uromys or Biak Giant Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae....
, Uromys boeadii Groves and Flannery, 1994 - Giant White-tailed RatGiant White-tailed RatThe Giant White-tailed Rat is an Australian rodent native to tropical rainforest of north Queensland , with subspecies occurring in New Guinea and the Aru Islands...
, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867 - Emma's Giant RatEmma's Giant RatEmma’s Uromys or Emma's Giant Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae....
, Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994 - Masked White-tailed RatMasked White-tailed RatThe Masked White-tailed Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Australia.Descriptive English common names for this species include Masked White-tailed Rat and Thornton Peak Uromys...
, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983 - Emperor RatEmperor RatThe Emperor Rart is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae.It was found only in Solomon Islands. Or, William Harris.-References:* Gippoliti, S. 2002. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
, † Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888 - Bismarck Giant RatBismarck Giant RatThe Bismarck Giant Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
, Uromys neobritanicus Tate and Archbold, 1935 - Guadalcanal RatGuadalcanal RatThe Guadalcanal Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It was found only in the Solomon Islands. Since this species was collected between 1886 and 1888 it has not been seen again.. It is possibly extinct.-References:...
, † Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904 - King Rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
- Great Key Island Uromys, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923