Title

Melomys cervinipes (Rodentia: Muridae).

Authors

CALLAWA, WENDY A.; TURNER, AYLA A.; CROSHAW, OSCAR B.; FERGUSON, JADE A.; JULSON, ZACHARY J.-N.; VOLP, TREVOR M.; KERR, SARAH E.; RYMER, TASMIN L.

Abstract

Melomys cervinipes (Gould, 1852) is a murid rodent commonly called the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat. A small, russet brown rodent with light fawn-colored feet, it is 1 of 21 currently recognized species in the genus Melomys. The species is endemic to Australia, occurring in the rainforests and forests along the eastern coast. M. cervinipes is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Subjects

MELOMYS cervinipes; MURIDAE; AUSTRALIAN rainforests; RODENT dispersal; RODENT physiology

Publication

Mammalian Species, 2018, Vol 50, Issue 968, p134

ISSN

0076-3519

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/mspecies/sey015