Overview
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The giant naked-tailed rats, genus Uromys, are a group of Old World rats from Australia, New Guinea, Guadalcanal and nearby islands.
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Genus Uromys - giant naked-tailed rats
- Giant Naked-tailed Rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
- Biak Giant Rat, Uromys boeadii Groves and Flannery, 1994
- Giant White-tailed Rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
- Emma's Giant Rat, Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994
- Masked White-tailed Rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
- Emperor Rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
- Bismarck Giant Rat, Uromys neobritanicus Tate and Archbold, 1935
- Guadalcanal Rat, Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
- King Rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
- Great Key Island Uromys, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
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Genus Uromys - giant naked-tailed rats
- Giant Naked-tailed Rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
- Biak Giant Rat, Uromys boeadii Groves and Flannery, 1994
- Giant White-tailed Rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
- Emma's Giant Rat, Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994
- Masked White-tailed Rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
- Emperor Rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
- Bismarck Giant Rat, Uromys neobritanicus Tate and Archbold, 1935
- Guadalcanal Rat, Uromys porcu lus Thomas, 1904
- King Rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
- Great Key Island Uromys, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
References
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- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Uromys is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in the Genus Uromys: U. anak (Giant Naked-Tailed Rat) · U. boeadii (Biak Giant Rat) · U. caudimaculatus (Mottled-Tailed Giant Rat) · U. caudimaculatus caudimaculatus (Giant White-Tailed Rat) · U. caudimaculatus multiplicatus · U. emmae (Emma's Giant Rat) · U. hadrourus (Masked White-Tailed Rat) · U. imperator (Emperor Rat) · U. macropus · U. neobritanicus (Bismarck Giant Rat) · U. neobritannicus (Bismarck Giant Rat) · U. porculus (Guadalcanal Rat) · U. rex (King Rat) · U. siebersi (Great Key Island Uromys)
References
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- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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