King rat (animal) explained

The king rat (Uromys rex), or rat king, is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.[1] [2] Like the two other species of rodent in Guadalcanal, it is placed in the genus Uromys. It lives in trees and is larger than Uromys porculus but smaller than Uromys imperator.[2]

References

  1. Gippoliti, S. 2002. Uromys rex 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  2. Groves. C.P.. Flannery. T.F.. 1994. A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae:Mammalia). dead. Records of the Australian Museum. 46. 145–169. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.12. https://web.archive.org/web/20101212182456/http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Uromys%20Flannery.pdf. 12 December 2010.

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