Uromys (Cyromys) imperator Thomas 1888

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1515

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Uromys (Cyromys) imperator Thomas 1888
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Uromys (Cyromys) imperator Thomas 1888 View in CoL

Uromys (Cyromys) imperator Thomas 1888 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 1: 157.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, Guadalcanal Isl, Aola.

Vernacular Names: Emperor Uromys.

Distribution: Endemic to Guadalcanal Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct. May be extinct (see Flannery, 1991; Groves and Flannery, 1994).

Discussion: Subgenus Cyromys . Type species of Cyromys ; historically assigned to either genus Uromys or Cyromys , but is now regarded as a member of the former ( Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Known only by a few historical and archaeological specimens (Flannery, 1991; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Closest relative is apparently U. rex , also endemic to Guadalcanal Isl. Reviewed by Flannery (1995 b).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Uromys

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Uromys (Cyromys) imperator Thomas 1888

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Uromys (Cyromys) imperator

Thomas 1888: 157
1888
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