Solomys

Solomys; Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Genus:	Solomys; Thomas, 1922
Species
	Solomys ponceleti; Solomys salamonis; Solomys salebrosus; Solomys sapientis; Solomys spriggsarum

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:

Poncelet's giant rat (Solomys ponceleti)
Florida naked-tailed rat (Solomys salamonis)
Bougainville naked-tailed rat (Solomys salebrosus)
Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis)
Buka Island naked-tailed rat (Solomys spriggsarum) – extinct, known only from subfossil remains.

References

Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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