Bougainville naked-tailed rat

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Bougainville naked-tailed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Solomys
Species:
S. salebrosus
Binomial name
Solomys salebrosus
Troughton, 1936

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.

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References

  1. Dando, T. (2021). "Solomys salebrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T20335A22429892. Retrieved 16 November 2021.