Dollman's Melomys
Melomys dollmani Rümmler, 1935
Also calledDollman-Mosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Langschwanzmosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Mélomys de Dollman (fra) · szczurzynek stokowy (pol) · ドールマンメロミス (jpn)
First described in: Z. Säugetierk. vol.10 p.106
Dollman's melomys (Melomys dollmani) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It lives in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea at an elevation of at least 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and on the slopes of Mount Hagen and Mount Sisa. However, it is not found east of the Okapa area. It is an arboreal species occurring in montane secondary and degraded forest, preferring moist tropical environments. Formerly considered to be a subspecies of the black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat, the Dollman's melomys is also often listed as its binomial synonym, Melomys gracilis. The melomys is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List due to its wide range, lack of threats, and tolerance of disturbance.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution: Papua New Guinea; above 1200 m along Central Cordillera in the Eastern Highlands (Garaina area, Wau region, Kratke Mtns, Upper Ramu River Plateau, Okapa area) to slopes of Mt Hagen (Tomba); also apparently Mt Sisa (see Flannery et al., 1994); does not occur east of the Okapa area on mountains of the E peninsula of Papua.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province, Kratke Mtns, 1200 - 1500 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Dollman’s Mosaic-tailed Rat is a terrestrial and arboreal species.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane tropical moist forest. Dollman’s Mosaic-tailed Rat occurs in secondary and degraded forest between ¢. 1200 m and 1525 m.
Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264963.