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BPBM 101685Vertebrate Zoology
Melomys rufescens
Black-tailed Mosaic-tailed Rat, Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat
As recorded: Melomys rufescens (Alston, 1877)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Bainyik
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -3.6521, 143.0531
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →Alan C. Ziegler →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Cite this specimen
Melomys rufescens. BPBM 101685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/101685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93659057 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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