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(Redirected from Solomys spriggsarum) Extinct species of rodent

Buka Island solomys
Temporal range: Early Holocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Solomys
Species: †S. spriggsarum
Binomial name
†Solomys spriggsarum
Flannery and Wickler, 1990

The Buka Island solomys (Solomys spriggsarum), also known as the Buka naked-tailed rat or Buka Island naked-tailed rat, is an extinct species of rodent known only from subfossil remains. This species occurred on Buka Island, the second largest island in the Papua New Guinean province of Bougainville.

References

  1. "Säugetiere Der Welt". Mammals-worldwide.info. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. "The Sixth Extinction - A forum about the current biodiversity crisis - List of extinct rodents". Extinctanimals.proboards.com. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  3. "Papua New Guinea Endemic Mammals Checklist". Lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
Taxon identifiers
Solomys spriggsarum


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