| Great Key Island uromys [1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Uromys |
| Species: | U. siebersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923 | |
The Great Key Island giant rat, or Great Key Island uromys (Uromys siebersi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [1] [2] It is known only from Great Key Island, Indonesia.
The species name is after the ornithologist H. C. Siebers.
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