Solomys

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Solomys Fossil range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Solomys
Species
Solomys ponceleti Solomys salamonis Solomys salebrosus Solomys sapientis Solomys spriggsarum

Solomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. 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)

[edit] References

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.