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]

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
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
  1. 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.
  2. Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Flannery, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Bonaccorso, F.; et al. (2008). "Uromys emmae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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