Emma's giant rat
Emma's uromys or Emma's giant rat (Uromys emmae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is only known from Owi Island, Indonesia.
| Emma’s uromys[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Muridae | 
| Genus: | Uromys | 
| Species: | U. emmae | 
| Binomial name | |
| Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994 | |
References
    
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1515. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Wright, D.; Leary, T. (2016). "Uromys emmae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136470A22447368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136470A22447368.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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