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Solomys (naked-tailed rats)

Synonyms: Unicomys

Wikipedia Abstract

Solomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. These large rats, which are all seriously threatened (one already extinct), are native to the Solomon Islands. It contains the following species: \n* Poncelet's giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) \n* Florida naked-tailed rat (Solomys salamonis) \n* Bougainville naked-tailed rat (Solomys salebrosus) \n* Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis) \n* Buka Island naked-tailed rat (Solomys spriggsarum) – extinct, known only from subfossil remains.
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Species

Solomys ponceleti (Poncelet's naked-tailed rat) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Solomys salamonis (Florida naked-tailed rat) (Attributes)
Solomys salebrosus (Bougainville naked-tailed rat) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Solomys sapientis (Isabel naked-tailed rat) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Solomys spriggsarum (Buka naked-tailed rat) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0