Melanomys robustulus

Melanomys robustulus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Melanomys
Species:	M. robustulus
Binomial name
Melanomys robustulus (Thomas, 1914)
Synonyms
Oryzomys robustulus Thomas, 1914

Melanomys robustulus, also known as the Robust Melanomys^[2] or Robust Dark Rice Rat,^[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Tirira and Boada, 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
• Tirira, D. and Boada, C. 2008. Melanomys robustulus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 15, 2009.