Genus
Melomys
22 species
The list of species of Melomys genus
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The list of species of Melomys genus
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The Cape York mosaic-tailed rat, or Cape York melomys (Melomys capensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Australia, on the Cape York Peninsula.
The fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat, or fawn-footed melomys (Melomys cervinipes ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found along eastern coastal regions of Australia.The upper parts of this species are a sandy-brown colour, the...
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...
The black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys rufescens ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of New Guinea.
The dusky mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys aerosus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Bannister's rat, or great Key Island mosaic-tailed rat, or great Key Island melomys or great Kai Island melomys (Melomys bannisteri ) is a species of rodent of the genus Melomys. It is endemic to the Kai Besar, one of the islands which are part of...
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. Specimens of it weigh 66.5g and have a head and body...
The Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys bougainville ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
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...
The Snow Mountains grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys frigicola ), also known as the Snow Mountains grassland melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to the mountainous west part of the island of New Guinea, where its...
The white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The Obi mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys obiensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Indonesia.
The Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys lutillus ), also known as the grassland melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to the island of New Guinea where it is present from sea level to altitudes of about 2,200...
The short-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat or the short-tailed Talaud melomys (Melomys caurinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to Karakelong and Salebabu in the Talaud Islands in Indonesia where it occurs in forest...
The Yamdena mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys cooperae ) is a species of rat belonging to the family Muridae. It was first described in 1995 from specimens found on Yamdena Island in Indonesia. No other examples of this species have been found; as a result...
The Riama mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys howi ), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Riama in Indonesia, a small island to the west of Selaru in the Tanimbar Islands. Very little is known about this species,...
The long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat or the long-tailed Talaud melomys (Melomys talaudium ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to Karakelong and Salebabu in the Talaud Islands in Indonesia where it occurs in forest...
The Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat or Manus melomys (Melomys matambuai ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to the island of Manus in Papua New Guinea where it occurs in forest habitats and is largely arboreal.The...
The Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fulgens ), also known as the Seram long-tailed melomys, 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...
The Buka Island mosaic-tailed rat or Buka Island melomys (Melomys spechti ) is a species of rat in Oceania.It is endemic to Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in northeastern Papua New Guinea.
The Rossel Island melomys (Melomys arcium ) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It is endemic to Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea, but Flannery (1955) presumed that "it did exist previously on other islands of the group, but has become...
Dollman's melomys (Melomys dollmani ) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It lives in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea at an elevation of at least 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and on the slopes of Mount Hagen and Mount Sisa. However,...
