The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago

Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935), is a rare, large murine rodent that is endemic to the Solomon Islands Archipelago in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The species is only known from the adjacent islands of Bougainville and Choiseul and is the largest member of the genus. Here, we...

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Main Authors: Andrew G. King, Sandy Ingleby, Matthew J. Lott, Kristofer M. Helgen, Mark D. B. Eldridge, David E. Alquezar-Planas
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2509798
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description Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935), is a rare, large murine rodent that is endemic to the Solomon Islands Archipelago in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The species is only known from the adjacent islands of Bougainville and Choiseul and is the largest member of the genus. Here, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of S. ponceleti and compare it to other Rodentia. The S. ponceleti circular mitogenome was 16,246 bp and contained 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNAs, and a control region (D-loop). Phylogenetic analysis of selected, published mitogenomes reveals a close relationship to other Australo-Papuan murine rodents.
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spelling doaj-art-b49f1c916b414867af24c8d1b5adcbab2025-08-20T03:31:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources2380-23592025-07-0110754855310.1080/23802359.2025.2509798The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands ArchipelagoAndrew G. King0Sandy Ingleby1Matthew J. Lott2Kristofer M. Helgen3Mark D. B. Eldridge4David E. Alquezar-Planas5Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, AustraliaPoncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti Troughton 1935), is a rare, large murine rodent that is endemic to the Solomon Islands Archipelago in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The species is only known from the adjacent islands of Bougainville and Choiseul and is the largest member of the genus. Here, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of S. ponceleti and compare it to other Rodentia. The S. ponceleti circular mitogenome was 16,246 bp and contained 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNAs, and a control region (D-loop). Phylogenetic analysis of selected, published mitogenomes reveals a close relationship to other Australo-Papuan murine rodents.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2509798ChordataPoncelet’s giant ratmitogenomeMuridaeSolomon Islands
spellingShingle Andrew G. King
Sandy Ingleby
Matthew J. Lott
Kristofer M. Helgen
Mark D. B. Eldridge
David E. Alquezar-Planas
The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Chordata
Poncelet’s giant rat
mitogenome
Muridae
Solomon Islands
title The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
title_full The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
title_fullStr The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
title_full_unstemmed The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
title_short The complete mitochondrial genome of Poncelet’s giant rat (Solomys ponceleti) from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
title_sort complete mitochondrial genome of poncelet s giant rat solomys ponceleti from the solomon islands archipelago
topic Chordata
Poncelet’s giant rat
mitogenome
Muridae
Solomon Islands
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2509798
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