Uromys_siebersi

Great Key Island giant rat

Great Key Island giant rat

Species of rodent

The Great Key Island giant rat, or Great Key Island uromys (Uromys siebersi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is known only from Great Key Island, Indonesia.

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The species name is after the ornithologist H. C. Siebers.

References

  1. [1]
    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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Chiozza, F. (2008). "Uromys siebersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.


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