Solomys

Solomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Solomys Thomas, 1922
Type species
Uromys sapientis[1]
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

1. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.