Biology:Bannister's rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Bannister's rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1768156 entry