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Uromys caudimaculatus in life
In life — White-tailed Giant Rat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) rogstanden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by rogstanden

Uromys caudimaculatus

White-tailed Giant Rat

As recorded: Uromys caudimaculatus (Krefft, 1867)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
N Wilson
Locality
Sogeri
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.4224, 147.4211
Identified by
A C Ziegler, confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
Record type
Preserved specimen
91 Bishop specimens of Uromys caudimaculatus · collected 1968–1968Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Uromys caudimaculatus. BPBM 60251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95899072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/60251.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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