Manusela Mosaic-tailed Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Melomys |
Species: | M. fraterculus |
Binomial name | |
Melomys fraterculus (Thomas, 1920) |
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.[1] Specimens of it weigh 66.5g and have a head and body length of 118-135mm and a tail length of 126–140mm.[1]