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Mammals Of The Solomon Islands
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Solomon Islands archipelago. The geographical area covered by this article refers to the archipelago of the Solomon Islands, which includes Bougainville Island, a province of Papua New Guinea, as well as the group of islands that make up the nation state of Solomon Islands. Within this area there are sixty-three mammal species of which four are critically endangered, one is endangered, and fifteen are vulnerable. Three of the species listed for the Solomon Islands are considered to be extinct.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands (archipelago)
The Solomon Islands (archipelago) is an island group in the western South Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia. The archipelago is in the Melanesian subregion and bioregion of Oceania and forms the eastern boundary of the Solomon Sea. The many islands of the archipelago are distributed across Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (country). The largest island in the archipelago is the Bougainville Island, which is a part of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea) along with Buka Island, the Nukumanu Islands, and a number of smaller nearby islands. Much of the remainder falls within the territory of Solomon Islands and include the atolls of Ontong Java, Sikaiana, the raised coral atolls of Bellona and Rennell, and the high islands of Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Makira, Malaita, New Georgia, the Nggelas, Santa Isabel, and the Shortlands. Geography The Solomon Islands (archipelago) consists of over 1,000 islands, ranging from low-lying cora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattus
''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') and the brown rat (''R. norvegicus''). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats and originated in Asia. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over in the wild. Taxonomy of ''Rattus'' The genus ''Rattus'' is a member of the giant subfamily Murinae. Several other murine genera are sometimes considered part of ''Rattus'': ''Lenothrix'', ''Anonymomys'', ''Sundamys'', ''Kadarsanomys'', ''Diplothrix'', ''Margaretamys'', ''Lenomys'', ''Komodomys'', ''Palawanomys'', ''Bunomys'', ''Nesoromys'', ''Stenomys'', ''Taeromys'', ''Paruromys'', ''Abditomys'', ''Tryphomys'', ''Limnomys'', ''Tarsomys'', '' Bullimus'', ''Apomys'', ''Millardia'', '' Srilankamys'', ''Niviventer'', ''Maxomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteropodinae
The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus ''Acerodon'' **Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' **Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' **Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' **Palawan fruit bat, ''A. leucotis'' **Sunda flying fox, ''A. mackloti'' * Genus ''Desmalopex'' **White-winged flying fox, ''D. leucopterus'' **Small white-winged flying fox, ''D. microleucopterus'' * Genus ''Eidolon'' — straw-coloured fruit bats **Madagascan fruit bat, ''E. dupreanum'' **Straw-coloured fruit bat, ''E. helvum'' * Genus ''Mirimiri'' **Fijian monkey-faced bat, ''M. acrodonta'' * Genus ''Neopteryx'' ** Small-toothed fruit bat, ''N. frosti'' * Genus ''Pteralopex'' - flying monkeys **Bougainville monkey-faced bat, ''P. anceps'' **Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat, ''P. atrata'' **Greater monkey-faced bat, ''P. flanneryi'' **Montane monkey-faced bat, ''P. pulchra'' **New Georgian monkey-faced bat, ''P. taki'' *Genus ''Pteropus'' — flying foxes **''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiroptera
Bats are mammals of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, Bat flight, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin skin, membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the Flying fox#Physical characteristics, flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''Acerodon jubatus'', reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the Animal echolocation, echolocating microbats. But more r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromys Rex
The king rat (''Uromys rex'') is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.Gippoliti, S. 2002.Uromys rex . Retrieved 9 July 2007. Like the two other species of rodent in Guadalcanal, it is placed in the genus U''romys''. It lives in trees and is larger than '''' but smaller than '' Uromys imperator
The emperor rat (''Uromys imperator'') is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae. ...
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Guadalcanal Rat
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. It is possibly extinct. Description The only known skull of the Guadalcanal rat is clearly elongate and narrow, but has the molars so worn that few details of the crown remain. The details in the skull are described as similar to other members of the genus Uromys, specifically ''Uromys rex'' and '' Uromus imperator.'' The species also had a very short tail, indicating it was possibly terrestrial. History The only known specimen of Guadacanal rat was described in 1904 by Oldfield Thomas, although it was most likely collected at or around the same time as similar species ''Uromys rex'' and '' Uromus imperator'' in the late 1880s. The species was registered in 1889 and was collected by Charles Morris Woodford at Aola village in the Solomon Islands. The species has not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Rat
The emperor rat (''Uromys imperator'') is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ... but may already be extinct. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q135155 Uromys Mammals described in 1888 Rodent extinctions since 1500 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromys
''Uromys'' is a genus of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...s found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017. Species *Giant naked-tailed rat, ''Uromys anak'' Thomas, 1907 *Biak giant rat, ''Uromys boeadii'' Groves & Flannery, 1994 *Giant white-tailed rat, ''Uromys caudimaculatus'' Krefft, 1867 *Emma's giant rat, ''Uromys emmae'' Groves & Flannery, 1994 *Masked white-tailed rat, ''Uromys hadrourus'' Winter, 1983 *Emperor rat, ''Uromys imperator'' Thomas, 1888 *Bismarck giant rat, ''Uromys neobritannicus'' Tate & Archbold, 1935 *Guadalcanal rat, ''Uromys porculus'' Thomas, 1904 *King rat (animal), King rat, ''Uromys rex'' Thomas, 1888 *Great Key Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Naked-tailed Rat
The Isabel naked-tailed rat (''Solomys sapientis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ....Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1499 References * Solomys Mammals described in 1902 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bougainville Naked-tailed Rat
The Bougainville naked-tailed rat (''Solomys salebrosus'') or Bougainville giant rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita .... References * Solomys Rodents of Oceania Rodents of Papua New Guinea Mammals of the Solomon Islands Natural history of Bougainville Island Endangered fauna of Oceania Mammals described in 1936 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Naked-tailed Rat
The Florida naked-tailed rat (''Solomys salamonis'') is a poorly known and possible extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was confined to the Nggela Islands (previously known as Florida Islands) in the Solomon Islands. The originally mentioned type locality Ugi Island is an erratum.Flannery, T.F. (1995). Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Chatswood: Reed Books, p. 165. Description The Florida naked-tailed rat is the smallest species within the genus Solomys. It has a snout-vent-length of 187 mm. The tail length is 194 mm, the hind food length is 39 mm and the ear length 27 mm. The general colour of the fur is light ashy grey, somewhat grizzly, and pencilled with black. The base of the hair is mouse colour. The tips are almost white. The tail is bare and scaly. The blackish whiskers are long. The ears are small, inside grey, on the outside covered with minute hairs. Conservation status This species might be possibly extinct as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
