Uromys vika

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Uromys
Species: Uromys vika

Name

• Uromys vika Lavery & Judge, 2017

Holotype: QM JM20938, subadult sex unknown, skull and partial skeleton.

Type locality: “Vangunu Island, Solomon Islands (8°43′14.16″S 157°55′34.44″E) at 145 m above sea level.”

References

Primary references

• Lavery, T.H. & Judge, H. 2017. A new species of giant rat (Muridae, Uromys) from Vangunu, Solomon Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 98(6): 1518–1530. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx116 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Vangunu Giant Rat