Dusky mosaic-tailed rat
| Dusky mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. aerosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melomys aerosus (Thomas, 1920)
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The dusky mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys aerosus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Distribution
[edit]This rat species is endemic to Seram Island of the Maluku Islands archipelago, in Indonesia.
It is found from 650–1,830 metres (2,130–6,000 ft). It is currently known from three localities: Mount Manusela in Manusela National Park, Mount Hoaulu, and near Kanikeh.
References
[edit]- Baillie, J. 1996. Melomys aerosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1374. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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