Uromys siebersi
O. Thomas, 1923
Great Key Island Giant Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Uromys |
| Subgenus | : Uromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1923. A new Uromys from the Kei Islands. Treubia 3:422.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Uromys siebersi
Other common names
Great Key Giant Rat · Great Key Island Uromys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1923.4.3.12
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Gunung Daab, Pulau Kai Besar (Great Key Island), Maluku Tengah (Moluccas), Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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