Seram long-tailed 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. fulgens
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Binomial name | |
Melomys fulgens (
Thomas, 1920)
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The Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fulgens), also known as the Seram long-tailed melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the south coast of the island of Seram in Indonesia. At one time it was thought to be a subspecies of the white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) but was subsequently raised to full species level. It differs from that species in having a much longer, scale-free tail with a calloused tip which is likely to be prehensile and used while climbing trees. [2]
The IUCN has insufficient information on which to assess its conservation status so it is listed as " data deficient". [2]
Seram long-tailed 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. fulgens
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Binomial name | |
Melomys fulgens (
Thomas, 1920)
|
The Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fulgens), also known as the Seram long-tailed melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the south coast of the island of Seram in Indonesia. At one time it was thought to be a subspecies of the white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) but was subsequently raised to full species level. It differs from that species in having a much longer, scale-free tail with a calloused tip which is likely to be prehensile and used while climbing trees. [2]
The IUCN has insufficient information on which to assess its conservation status so it is listed as " data deficient". [2]