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SPECIES Uromys (Cyromys) porculus

Author:Thomas, 1904.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 400.
Common Name:Guadalcanal Uromys
Type Locality:Solomon Isls, Guadalcanal Isl, Aola.
Distribution:Endemic to Guadalcanal Isl.
Status:IUCN – Extinct. Probably extinct (see Flannery, 1995b).
Comments:Subgenus Cyromys. Although originally described as a species of Uromys, it was transferred to Melomys (Ellerman, 1941; Rümmler, 1938), placed once more in Uromys (Tate, 1951), again put in Melomys (Laurie and Hill, 1954), and currently returned to Uromys (Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Still known only by the holotype. Morphologically closely related to U. rex and U. imperator. Reviewed by Flannery (1995b).
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