Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1498

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scientific name	Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935
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Treatment

Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935 , Rec. Aust. Mus ., 19: 260.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, Bougainville Isl , about 10 mi (16 km) inland from Buin.

Vernacular Names: Poncelet's Solomys.

Distribution: Solomon Isls; endemic to islands of Buka, Bougainville, and Choiseul (Flannery, 1995 b; Flannery and Wickler, 1990); sample from Buka Isl represented only by fossils.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: An arboreal species that builds stick nests high in large tall trees and known by a few extant specimens and archaeological fragments ( Flannery et al., 1988; Flannery and Wickler, 1990). Reviewed by Flannery (1995 b).