Poncelet's giant rat or Poncelet's naked-tailed rat (Solomys ponceleti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Bougainville Island, part of Papua New Guinea, and nearby Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands. [1]

Poncelet's giant rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Solomys
Species:
S. ponceleti
Binomial name
Solomys ponceleti
(Troughton, 1935)

References

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  1. ^ a b Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Flannery, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R. (2008). "Solomys ponceleti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20333A9187082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20333A9187082.en. Retrieved 9 January 2024.