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Uromys porculus (Guadalcanal rat)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Guadalcanal Rat (Uromys porculus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It was found only in the Solomon Islands. Since this species was collected between 1886 and 1888 it has not been seen again. It is possibly extinct.
View Wikipedia Record: Uromys porculus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Uromys porculus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
65
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.61
EDGE Score: 4.93
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  288 grams
Diet [2]  Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  50 %
Diet - Plants [2]  20 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  30 %
Forages - Scansorial [2]  100 %
Snout to Vent Length [1]  8 inches (20 cm)

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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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