Uromys

Uromys is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017.

Species

 * Giant naked-tailed rat, Uromys anak Thomas, 1907
 * Biak giant rat, Uromys boeadii Groves & Flannery, 1994
 * Giant white-tailed rat, Uromys caudimaculatus Krefft, 1867
 * Emma's giant rat, Uromys emmae Groves & Flannery, 1994
 * Masked white-tailed rat, Uromys hadrourus Winter, 1983
 * Emperor rat, Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
 * Bismarck giant rat, Uromys neobritannicus Tate & Archbold, 1935
 * Guadalcanal rat, Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
 * King rat, Uromys rex Thomas, 1888
 * Great Key Island giant rat, Uromys siebersi Thomas, 1923
 * Vangunu giant rat, Uromys vika Lavery & Judge, 2017