Florida bareback rat
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The Florida-naked-tailed rat ( florida naked-tailed rat ) is an extremely rare or already extinct rodent of the genus solomys . The species is only known from the holotype collected by Alexander Morton on the Florida Islands in the Solomon Islands in 1881 .
features
The only known specimen is a male with a head-trunk length of 187 mm. The tail length is 194 mm, the hind foot length 39 mm and the ear length 27 mm. This makes the Florida naked tail rat the smallest species of naked tail rats. The Florida hairless rat differs from the Bougainville hairless rat ( Solomys salebrosus ) and the Isabel hairless rat ( Solomys sapientis ), which have a reddish-brown fur coloration, in that it has a single-colored ash-gray fur.
distribution
In his first scientific description from 1883, Edward Pierson Ramsay erroneously stated Ugi Island (Uki Ni Masi) as the type locality. Later the place of origin was corrected to Florida Islands (Nggela Sule).
status
The IUCN classifies this species in the category of insufficient data (data deficient). During interviews in 1987, the zoologist Gregory Mengden of the Australian Museum found that the islanders were familiar with a type of rat that could fit the description of the Florida hairless rat, but this species has not been rediscovered despite intensive searches. Even Ian Aujure from the Ministry of the Environment of the Solomon Islands could not prove a copy in 1991. Since the Florida Islands are already heavily deforested, the possibility cannot be ruled out that the Florida naked tail rat has already become extinct.
literature
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
- Tim Flannery : Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Reed Books, Chatswood 1995, ISBN 0-7301-0417-6 .
Web links
- Solomys salamonis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2009. Posted by: Leary, T., Seri, L. Flannery, T. Wright, D., Hamilton, S., slipway, K., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Allison, A., James, R. & Bonaccorso, F., 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- Murid Rodents of the Solomon Islands Chain