Melomys rubicola Thomas 1924

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1379

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11334991
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scientific name	Melomys rubicola Thomas 1924
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Melomys rubicola Thomas 1924 View in CoL

Melomys rubicola Thomas 1924 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 13: 298.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Torres Strait, Bramble Cay, about 9ES, 144EE; see Mahoney and Richardson (1988:163).

Vernacular Names: Bramble Cay Melomys.

Distribution: Australia; endemic to Bramble Cay at the extreme N end of the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland ( Limpus et al., 1983).

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Studies of blood proteins and morphology suggested M. rubicola was closely related to M. capensis , which is endemic to Cape York in N Queensland ( Limpus et al., 1983). Structure of sperm head described by Breed (1984). Reviewed by Watts ( 1995 g).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae
SubFamily	Murinae
Genus	Melomys