Solomys salamonis

(E. P. Ramsay, 1882)

Ugi 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 : Solomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ramsay, E. 1883. A new species of Mus from the island of Ugi, Solomon Group. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of N.S.W. 7:43-44. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (ser. 1) 7(1): 43, plate 2. (23 May 1882).]

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6461799

Original name as described

Mus salamonis

Other common names

Florida Island Giant Rat · Florida Island Solomys · Ugi Island Solomys · Nggele Giant Rat

Type material

AM A.11257

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Island of ‘Ugi,' Solomon Group [= Islands]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003306

Country distribution map

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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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus salamonis

(E. P. Ramsay, 1882)

Family

Muridae

Root name

salamonis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM A.11257

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6461799

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Uromys salamonis

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

salamonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Solomys salamonis

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

salamonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20334/22430021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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