Uromys
Uromys is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017.Species
- Biak giant rat, Uromys boeadii Groves & Flannery, 1994
- Giant naked-tailed rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
- Emma's giant rat, Uromys emmae Groves & Flannery, 1994
- Emperor rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
- Giant white-tailed rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
- Great Key Island giant rat, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
- Guadalcanal rat, Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
- King rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
- Masked white-tailed rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
- Bismarck giant rat, Uromys neobritannicus Tate & Archbold, 1935
- Uromys vika Lavery & Judge, 2017
