Uromys (Cyromys) porculus Thomas 1904

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1516

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scientific name	Uromys (Cyromys) porculus Thomas 1904
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Uromys (Cyromys) porculus Thomas 1904 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 400.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, Guadalcanal Isl, Aola.

Vernacular Names: Guadalcanal Uromys.

Distribution: Endemic to Guadalcanal Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct. Probably extinct (see Flannery, 1995 b).

Discussion: Subgenus Cyromys . Although originally described as a species of Uromys , it was transferred to Melomys ( Ellerman, 1941; Rümmler, 1938), placed once more in Uromys ( Tate, 1951) , again put in Melomys ( Laurie and Hill, 1954) , and currently returned to Uromys ( Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Groves and Flannery, 1994). Still known only by the holotype. Morphologically closely related to U. rex and U. imperator . Reviewed by Flannery (1995 b).