Biak giant rat
The Biak Island uromys or Biak giant rat (Uromys boeadii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is known only from a single specimen collected on the Indonesian island of Biak.[2]
| Biak Island uromys[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Uromys |
| Species: | U. boeadii |
| Binomial name | |
| Uromys boeadii Groves and Flannery, 1994 | |
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. p. 1514. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Wright, D.; Leary, T. (2016). "Uromys boeadii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136773A519016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136773A519016.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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