Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923:422
Kai Besar rat, Great Key Island uromys
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Uromys caudimaculatus siebersi Thomas, 1923:422
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1923 or before?; 1924 (Martin et al., 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Kai Besar island, Kai Islands, Indonesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Two skins and a skull.
NHMUK ZD 1923.4.3.12
Media
References
Chiozza, F. (2008). Uromys siebersi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 30 July 2013.
Ellerman, J. R. (1941). The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. II. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), London, UK.
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Groves, Colin P. and Flannery, Timothy F. (1994). A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae: Mammalia) with descriptions of two new species. Records of the Australian Museum 46(2): 145-170.
Laurie, E. M. O. and Hill, J. E. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758-1952. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, UK.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Roycroft, Emily et al. (2022). New Guinea uplift opens ecological opportunity across a continent. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.021
Rümmler, H. 1938. Die Systematik und Verbreitung der Muriden Neuguineas. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum 23: 1-297.