- Bannister's Rat
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Bannister's Rat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Melomys Species: M. bannisteri Binomial name Melomys bannisteri
Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993Bannister's Rat, or Great Key Island Mosaic-tailed Rat, or Great Key Island Melomys[2] or Great Kai Island Melomys[1] (Melomys bannisteri) is a species of rodent of the genus Melomys. It is endemic to the Kai Besar, one of the islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Wright, D., Allison, A. & Aplin, K. (2008). Melomys bannisteri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 January 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001498.