Melomys rubicola
O. Thomas, 1924
Bramble Cay Mosaic-tailed Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Melomys |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1924-03-01. Some new Australasian Muridæ. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)13(75):296-299.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932408633044Original name as described
Melomys rubicola
Other common names
Bramble Cay Melomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1846.8.26.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d76613a-ccd8-40b1-a883-66412e154858Type locality
Bramble Cay (c.9° S, 144° E), Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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