Buka Island solomys
| Buka Island solomys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Solomys |
| Species: | S. spriggsarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solomys spriggsarum Flannery and Wickler, 1990[1] | |
The Buka Island solomys (Solomys spriggsarum), also known as the Buka naked-tailed rat[2] or Buka Island naked-tailed rat, is an extinct species of rodent known only from subfossil remains.[3] This species occurred on Buka Island, the second largest island in the Papua New Guinean province of Bougainville.
References
- ↑ "Säugetiere Der Welt". Mammals-worldwide.info. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "The Sixth Extinction - A forum about the current biodiversity crisis - List of extinct rodents". Extinctanimals.proboards.com. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea Endemic Mammals Checklist". Lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
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