Guadalcanal rat

Guadalcanal rat

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Uromys
Species:
U. porculus
Binomial name
Uromys porculus
Thomas, 1904

The Guadalcanal rat (Uromys porculus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was found only in the Solomon Islands. Since this species was collected between 1886 and 1888 it has not been seen again.[1] It is possibly extinct.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Uromys porculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22805A22446647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T22805A22446647.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.