The Manusela mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fraterculus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia. It lives in the rainforests on the island of Seram in Indonesia.[2] Specimens of it weigh 66.5g and have a head and body length of 118-135mm and a tail length of 126–140mm.[2]
| Manusela 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. fraterculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melomys fraterculus (Thomas, 1920)
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References
edit- ^ Dando, T. (2019). "Melomys fraterculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13120A22420769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13120A22420769.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Helgen, Kristofer M. (2003). "A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys rufescens paveli". Journal of Zoology. 261 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1017/S0952836903004035.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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