Uromys imperator

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Emperor 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 : Cyromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1888-02-01. Diagnoses of six new mammals from the Solomon Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)1(2):155-158.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195152

Original name as described

Mus imperator

Other common names

Emperor Rat · Emperor Uromys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.5.33

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Aola, Guadalcanar [= Guadalcanal Island] ... Solomon Islands. "

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003319

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 imperator

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Muridae

Root name

imperator

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.5.33

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195152

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Uromys imperator

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

imperator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:314) (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)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22803/22447074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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