Uromys Explained

Uromys is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017.

Species

• Giant naked-tailed rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
• Biak giant rat, Uromys boeadii Groves & Flannery, 1994
• Giant white-tailed rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
• Emma's giant rat, Uromys emmae Groves & Flannery, 1994
• Masked white-tailed rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
• Emperor rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
• Bismarck giant rat, Uromys neobritannicus Tate & Archbold, 1935
• Guadalcanal rat, Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
• King rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
• Great Key Island giant rat, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
• Vangunu giant rat, Uromys vika Lavery & Judge, 2017^[1]

Notes and References

1. Lavery, T. H.; Judge, H.; A new species of giant rat (Muridae, Uromys) from Vangunu, Solomon Islands, Journal of Mammalogy, gyx116, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx116