''Solomys'' 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 ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

. These large rats, which are all seriously

threatened Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of ''critical depensat ...

(one already extinct), are native to 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 ...

. It contains the following species: *

Poncelet's giant rat Poncelet's giant rat or Poncelet's naked-tailed rat (''Solomys ponceleti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major i ...

(''Solomys ponceleti'') *

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 originall ...

(''Solomys salamonis'') *

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 o ...

(''Solomys salebrosus'') *

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 ...

(''Solomys sapientis'') *

Buka Island naked-tailed rat The Buka Island solomys (''Solomys spriggsarum''), also known as the Buka naked-tailed rat or Buka Island naked-tailed rat, is an extinct species of rodent known only from subfossil remains. This species occurred on Buka Island, the second larges ...

(''Solomys spriggsarum'') – extinct, known only from

subfossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...

remains.

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub