Biology:Emperor rat

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Short description: Extinct species of rodent

Emperor rat

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Uromys
Species:
U. imperator
Binomial name
Uromys imperator
(Thomas, 1888)

The emperor rat (Uromys imperator) is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.[2] It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN but is likely already extinct.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q135155 entry