Poncelet's giant rat
| Poncelet's giant rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Solomys |
| Species: | S. ponceleti |
| Binomial name | |
| Solomys ponceleti (Troughton, 1935) | |
Poncelet's giant rat or Poncelet's naked-tailed rat (Solomys ponceleti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Bougainville Island, part of Papua New Guinea, and nearby Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands.