Emma's giant rat
Species of rodent
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Emma's uromys or Emma's giant rat (Uromys emmae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1][2] It is only known from Owi Island, a small island of about 1 square kilometer in area, located some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Biak Island, Indonesia.
| Emma's uromys[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Uromys |
| Species: | U. emmae |
| Binomial name | |
| Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994 | |
