Cape York melomys

Cape York mosaic-tailed rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Melomys
Species:	M. capensis
Binomial name
Melomys capensis Tate, 1951

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

1. Burnett, S.; Winter, J. (2016). "Melomys capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T13117A22420633. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13117A22420633.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.