Solomys sapientis

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Isabel 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

Thomas, O. 1902-06-01. Description of a new Uromys from the Solomon Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(54):446-447.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331735

Original name as described

Uromys sapientis

Other common names

Isabel Island Solomys · Isabel Naked-tailed Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.5.1.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/08c9f0da-6d27-4ed6-92b3-a40a8e3da502

Type locality

Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003308

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.

Uromys sapientis

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sapientis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.5.1.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/08c9f0da-6d27-4ed6-92b3-a40a8e3da502

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331735

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Solomys sapientis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

sapientis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20336/22429780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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