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Uromys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Murinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Muridae

Scientific name
  
Uromys

Higher classification
  
Murinae

Order
  
Rodent

Lower classifications
  
Giant white-tailed rat, Giant naked-tailed rat

Uromys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea and Melanesia. Also known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are ten species in this genus with the most recent two described in 1994.

Species

  • Biak giant rat, Uromys boeadii Groves & Flannery, 1994
  • Giant naked-tailed rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
  • Emma's giant rat, Uromys emmae Groves & Flannery, 1994
  • Emperor rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
  • Giant white-tailed rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
  • Great Key Island giant rat, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
  • Guadalcanal rat, Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
  • King rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
  • Masked white-tailed rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
  • Bismarck giant rat, Uromys neobritannicus Tate & Archbold, 1935

    • References

    Uromys Wikipedia
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