Grassland mosaic-tailed rat
| Grassland mosaic-tailed rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. burtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Melomys burtoni (Ramsay, 1887) | |
The grassland mosaic-tailed rat, or grassland melomys (Melomys burtoni), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found along the northern coast from Kimberley to New South Wales.
References
- ↑ Aplin, K., Dickman, C., Helgen, K., Winter, J., Ellis, M. & Burbidge, A. (2008). Pseudocheirus occidentalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 October 2008.)
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.