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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Uromys
--> SUBGENUS Cyromys
SPECIES Uromys (Cyromys) imperator
| Author: | Thomas, 1888. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 1: 157. | | Common Name: | Emperor Uromys | | Type Locality: | Solomon Isls, Guadalcanal Isl, Aola. | | Distribution: | Endemic to Guadalcanal Isl. | | Status: | IUCN – Extinct. May be extinct (see Flannery, 1991; Groves and Flannery, 1994). | | Comments: | Subgenus Cyromys. Type species of Cyromys; historically assigned to either genus Uromys or Cyromys, but is now regarded as a member of the former (Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Known only by a few historical and archaeological specimens (Flannery, 1991; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Closest relative is apparently U. rex, also endemic to Guadalcanal Isl. Reviewed by Flannery (1995b). |
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