Great Key Island giant rat

Great Key Island uromys[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
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]

References

  1. 1 2 Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 Chiozza, F. (2008). "Uromys siebersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 May 2010.


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