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Uromys Temporal range: Early to Recent |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: |
Uromys Peters, 1867 |
| Species | |
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10, see below |
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10, see below
Uromys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea and Melanesia. Also known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are ten species in this genus with the most recent two described in 1994.