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