Melanomys robustulus

Melanomys robustulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Melanomys
Species: M. robustulus
Binomial name
Melanomys robustulus
(Thomas, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Oryzomys robustulus Thomas, 1914

Melanomys robustulus, also known as the robust melanomys[2] or robust dark rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tirira and Boada, 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

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