Isabel naked-tailed rat

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Isabel naked-tailed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Solomys
Species:
S. sapientis
Binomial name
Solomys sapientis
(Thomas, 1902)

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. [2]

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References

  1. Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Solomys sapientis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T20336A22429780. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20336A22429780.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1499