The Guadalcanal rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in the Solomon Islands. It was collected between 1886 and 1888 and has not been seen since, so it is considered possibly extinct. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Activity Pattern Classification
Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Muridae, Taxa Source Guadalcanal rat (Wikidata)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Guadalcanal rat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q135130 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
4. Guadalcanal rat (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
between 1886 and 1888 and has not been seen since, so it is considered possibly extinct.
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-DiurnalQuote, Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Uromys porculus Muridae 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 30 20 Ref_1 ABC S A 0 0 1 Ref_2
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Muridae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 475Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 475
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":"Rodentia","family":"Muridae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mice, Rats","language":"EN"},{"name":"Souris, Rats","language":"FR"},{"name":"Ratones, Ratas","language":"ES"},{"name":"鼠科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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