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Melomys
Melomys
Melomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species:
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species
Fawn-footed Melomys
speciesMelomys cervinipes
Grassland Melomys
speciesMelomys burtoni
Cape York Melomys
speciesMelomys capensis
Black-tailed Melomys
speciesMelomys rufescens
Long-tailed Talaud Melomys
speciesMelomys talaudium
White-bellied Melomys
speciesMelomys leucogaster
Grassland Melomys
speciesMelomys lutillus
Obi Island Melomys
speciesMelomys obiensis
Long-tailed Melomys
speciesMelomys dollmani
Snow Mountains Grassland Melomys
speciesMelomys frigicola
Buka Island Melomys
speciesMelomys spechti
Riama Island Melomys
speciesMelomys howi
Bougainville Melomys
speciesMelomys bougainville
Great Kai Island Melomys
speciesMelomys bannisteri
Bramble Cay Melomys
speciesMelomys rubicola
Rossel Island Melomys
speciesMelomys arcium
Manusela Melomys
speciesMelomys fraterculus
Manus Melomys
speciesMelomys matambuai
Pavel’s Seram Melomys
speciesMelomys paveli
Dusky Seram Melomys
speciesMelomys aerosus
Yamdena Island Melomys
speciesMelomys cooperae
Short-tailed Talaud Melomys
speciesMelomys caurinus
Seram Long-tailed Melomys
speciesMelomys fulgens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45293.