Solomys
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Solomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. These large rats, which are all seriously threatened (one already extinct), are native to the Solomon Islands.
It contains the following species:
- Poncelet's giant rat (Solomys ponceleti)
- Florida naked-tailed rat (Solomys salamonis)
- Bougainville naked-tailed rat (Solomys salebrosus)
- Isabel naked-tailed rat (Solomys sapientis)
- Buka Island naked-tailed rat (Solomys spriggsarum) – extinct, known only from subfossil remains.
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