Uromys caudimaculatus
White-tailed Giant Rat
As recorded: Uromys caudimaculatus (Krefft, 1867)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza & R TraubA.B. Mirza →R. Traub →
- Date
- November 26, 1968
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler, confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Uromys caudimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
RRW8+MM Murray Falls Lookout, Murray Upper QLD 4854, Australia
(c) Tenaya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Eacham Cl, Lake Eacham, QLD, AU
(c) sarlou85, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Curtain Fig Tree Rd, East Barron, QLD, AU
(c) dgreenwood53, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Chambers, Lake Eacham QLD 4884, Australia
(c) Phil Benstead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Thuringowa - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Claire Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, QLD, AU
(c) Jason Beynon Fankhauser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Uromys caudimaculatus. BPBM 55661.02. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95899508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/55661.02.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95899508 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026