Cape York melomys
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Cape York mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melomys capensis Tate, 1951
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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.
References
- ↑ Burnett, S.; Winter, J. (2016). "Melomys capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13117A22420633.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13117/22420633. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001501.
Template:Murinae (Stenocephalomys–Xeromys) Wikidata ☰ Q739878 entry
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