Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat

Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Melomys
Species:
M. rufescens
Binomial name
Melomys rufescens
(Alston, 1877)
Synonyms
  • M. gracilis (Thomas, 1906)

The black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat or black-tailed melomys (Melomys rufescens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found through much of New Guinea and also on some nearby islands, namely Salawati and Misool (Indonesia), and the Bismarck Archipelago (including New Britain and New Ireland).[1]

  1. ^ a b Wright, D.; Singadan, R.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Helgen, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Melomys rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13133A115109431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13133A22421917.en. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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