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BPBM 184636Vertebrate 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 Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 12750
- Locality
- Maus Bokis, 7.6 km N, 4.3 km W of Wau airstrip
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -7.2721, 146.6821
- Identified by
- T Leary / confirmed by K M Helgen, 2007confirmed by K.M. Helgen →T. Leary →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Cite this specimen
Melomys rufescens. BPBM 184636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659343. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93659343 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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