Biology:Grassland mosaic-tailed rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Grassland mosaic-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. burtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Melomys burtoni (Ramsay, 1887)
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The grassland mosaic-tailed rat, or grassland melomys (Melomys burtoni), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found along the northern coast from Kimberley to New South Wales. In the Top End it is often found in Pandanus (P. spiralis). Kunwinjku of western Arnhem Land call this animal mulbbu.[2]
References
- ↑ Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Winter, J.; Ellis, M.; Burbidge, A. (2008). "Pseudocheirus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13116/0. Retrieved 10 October 2008.)
- ↑ "mulbbu". Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. https://www.njamed.com/#mulbbu.
- 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=13001500.
Wikidata ☰ Q1543475 entry
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