Uromys (Cyromys) rex Thomas 1888

Uromys (Cyromys) rex Thomas 1888, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 1: 157.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, Guadalcanal Isl, Aola.

Vernacular Names: King Uromys.

Distribution: Found only on Guadalcanal Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Cyromys . Another Guadalcanal species that has historically been placed in either genus Uromys or Cyromys, but is currently allocated to the former (Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Still represented by less than a dozen specimens (Flannery, 1991), and likely the only species in subgenus Cyromys that is not extinct (Flannery, 1995 b).