Bougainville Island Melomys
Melomys bougainville Troughton, 1936
Also calledBougainville-Mosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Bougainvillemosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Mélomys de Bougainville (fra) · Szczurzynek solomoński (pol) · salomonienmosaiikkirotta (fin) · Крыса Бугенвиля (rus) · ブーゲンビルメロミス (jpn)
First described in: Rec. Aust. Mus. vol.19 p.344
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
In their discussion of Melomys matambuai, Musser and Carleton (2005), in an apparent lapsus, gave the range of M. bougainville as “ Manus Isl. ”
Marsupials And Rodents Of The Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
discussion
Discussion: Although historically treated as a subspecies of M. rufescens, M. bougainville is a separate species known by small samples of extant and archaeological specimens (Flannery and Wickler, 1990). Most closely related to M. rufescens, M. matambuai, and M. paveli (Helgen, 2003 b; Menzies, 1996).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded only from islands of Buka, Bougainville, and Choiseul in northern Solomon Arch. (Flannery and Wickler, 1990; Flannery, 1995 b).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
description
Condition. Cranium and both dentaries complete. Study skin: bald patches on the ventral surface and a tear (stitched up) near the right eye.
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Melomys bougainville in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438999.