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Melomys rufescens

Black-tailed Mosaic-tailed Rat, Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat

As recorded: Melomys rufescens (Alston, 1877)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae

Collected by
G A Samuelson
Region
Papua New Guinea
Identified by
A C Ziegler
Record type
Preserved specimen
291 Bishop specimens of Melomys rufescens · collected 1962–1968Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Melomys rufescens. BPBM 95272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659151. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/95272.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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