species: Melomys capensis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Melomys capensis


©Anne Hoggett: Melomys capensis at North Direction Island

©Lyle Vail: Melomys capensis at North Direction Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Melomys
Species Melomys capensis
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bryant, L.M. (2013). Cryptic diversity and evolutionary relationships among Australian closed-forest Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) and related Australo-Papuan mosaic-tailed rats. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology. LIRS catalog number 1639.