Muridae Illiger, 1811
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https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1784 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16651847 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D5538796-CE1C-CE3C-FC1F-FF52FB7BFD84 |
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Felipe |
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Muridae Illiger, 1811 |
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Muridae Illiger, 1811 View in CoL
Melomys sp. After careful examination of a photograph, and a description of the creature given by TF, Josias confirmed that a species of Melomys resembling M. rufescens occurs on Kofiau. Melomys rufescens is widespread in the New Guinea lowlands as well as on adjacent islands, but several similar island endemics also occur in Melanesia, e.g., M. matambuai on Manus, and M. bougainville in the Solomon Islands ( Flannery, 1995). Other species of Melomys occur throughout the Moluccas, including the widespread species Melomys lutillus in Halmahera and a variety of endemic taxa in Seram, Obi, the Tanimbars, and Talaud Islands ( Flannery, 1995; Helgen, 2003; Fabre et al., 2017).
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