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Uromys rex (Thomas, 1888)

King rat

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

 

Distribution

Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Fisher, Diana O. (2011). Trajectories from extinction: where are missing mammals rediscovered? Global Ecology & Biogeography 20: 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00624.x [Appendix S1]

Flannery, Timothy F. (1991). Emperor, king, and little pig: the three rats of Guadalcanal. Australian Natural History 23: 635-641.

 

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