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Emperor rat

Mammals

The emperor rat is a large species of rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, though it is likely already 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
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Uromys imperator 2
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
Source Emperor rat (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Emperor rat (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135155 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q135155
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, 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":[]
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Emperor rat (Wikipedia)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Muridae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 475
Quote, 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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