- Manusela Mosaic-tailed Rat
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Manusela Mosaic-tailed Rat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Melomys Species: M. fraterculus Binomial name Melomys fraterculus
(Thomas, 1920)The Manusela Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys fraterculus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia. It lives in the rainforests on the island of Seram in Indonesia.[1] Specimens of it weigh 66.5g and have a head and body length of 118-135mm and a tail length of 126–140mm.[1]
References
- ^ a b Helgen, Kristofer M. (2003). "A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys rufescens paveli". The Zoological Society of London 261 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1017/S0952836903004035. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=183124&jid=&volumeId=&issueId=02&aid=183123&bodyId=&membershipNumber=&societyETOCSession=.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Melomys fraterculus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.