Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat
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Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Melomys |
Species: | M. matambuai
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Binomial name | |
Melomys matambuai Flannery, Colgan & Trimble, 1994
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The Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat or Manus melomys (Melomys matambuai) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of Manus in Papua New Guinea where it occurs in forest habitats and is largely arboreal.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "endangered" because the natural forest on the island is progressively being cleared and the total area of occurrence of this species is less than 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi).[1]
References
- ^ a b Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Melomys matambuai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136522A22421603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136522A22421603.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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- Mammals described in 1994
- Taxa named by Tim Flannery
- Taxa named by Donald J. Colgan
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