Uromys caudimaculatus
(Krefft, 1867)
White-tailed 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 | : Uromys |
Subgenus | : Uromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Krefft, G. 1867-10. Notes on the mammals and birds of Cape York, with description of two new rodents of the genus _Hapalotis._. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867(2):316-319.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533756Original name as described
Hapalotis caudimaculata
Other common names
Atherton Uromys · Cape York Uromys · Giant Mosaic-tailed Rat · Giant Naked-tailed Rat · Giant White-tailed Rat · Giant White-tailed Uromys · Mottled-tailed Giant Rat · Hinchinbrook Island Uromys
Type material
AM S.1848
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Cape York, Queensland, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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