Bannister's rat

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Bannister's rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Melomys
Species:
M. bannisteri
Binomial name
Melomys bannisteri
Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993

Bannister's rat, or great Key Island mosaic-tailed rat, or great Key Island melomys [2] or great Kai Island melomys [1] (Melomys bannisteri) is a species of rodent of the genus Melomys. It is endemic to the Kai Besar, one of the islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wright, D. (2016). "Melomys bannisteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T136604A22421193. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136604A22421193.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.


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