Pavel's Seram mosaic-tailed rat

Pavel's Seram mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Melomys
Species: M. paveli
Binomial name
Melomys paveli
Helgen, 2003

The Pavel's Seram mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys paveli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the south coast of the island of Seram in Indonesia. At one time it was thought to be a subspecies of the black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys rufescens) but in 2005, Musser and Carleton raised it to full species level. The IUCN has insufficient information on which to assess its conservation status so it is listed as "data deficient".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Helgen, K.; Aplin, K. (2008). "Melomys paveli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-10-25.