Bougainville naked-tailed rat

The Bougainville naked-tailed rat, scientific name Solomys salebrosus, is also called the Bougainville giant rat. It is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, the large family of true mice and rats. The species is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and the article places it in the natural history of Bougainville Island. It was described by the zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton in 1936 and belongs to the genus Solomys. Its conservation status is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The source article is a short stub that gives no account of the animal's size, appearance, diet or behaviour, so this entry records only identity, classification and range.