Bramble Cay melomys
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M. rubicola
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| Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924
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The Bramble Cay melomys, or Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys rubicola), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is similar to the Cape York melomys[2] except that it has some protein differences and a coarser tail caused by elevated scales. It is most prominent in herdfields and strandline vegetation where it builds burrows.
Australia's most isolated mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys is known only from a small population in Bramble Cay, a vegetated coral cay of 340 by 150 metres (1,120 ft × 490 ft).[3] As of January 2015[update] it has not been seen since 2007, despite a search by a team of scientists; it may be extinct.[4]
References
- ↑ Leary, T., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Wright, D. & Thomson, B. (2008). Melomys rubicola. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2008-10-10. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR D v3.1)
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See also
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2015
- Critically endangered fauna of Australia
- Mammals of Queensland
- Old World rats and mice
- Rodents of Australia
- Nature Conservation Act endangered biota
- Animals described in 1924
- Pages with broken file links
- Murinae stubs
