- 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