Uromys Temporal range: Early to Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Genus: |
Uromys Peters, 1867 |
Species | |
10, see below |
10, see below
Uromys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea and Melanesia. Also known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are ten species in this genus with the most recent two described in 1994.