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Isabel naked-tailed rat

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The Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands. The species was described by Oldfield Thomas in 1902 and belongs to the genus Solomys. GBIF, which carries the IUCN Red List category for the species, lists it as Endangered. The Wikipedia article is a very short stub that gives only its family and its island, and the sources read for this entry do not describe its habitat, diet, activity pattern or lifespan.

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Endangered 1
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Muridae, Taxa
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It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands.
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1. GBIF: Isabel naked-tailed rat in GBIF
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat status
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[2].threatStatus: ENDANGERED
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Isabel naked-tailed rat (Wikipedia)
  • Range
    It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification
    The Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
    The Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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