Seram Long-tailed Melomys
Melomys fulgens (Thomas, 1920)
Also calledLangschwanzige Seram-Mosaikschwanzratte (deu) · Mélomys de Teluti (fra) · szczurzynek bojaźliwy (pol) · ハレギメロミス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9 vol.6 p.426
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Still known only by the holotype and one other specimen (in BMNH; Helgen, 2003 b). Originally described as a Uromys, arranged as a subspecies of M. leucogaster by Rümmler (1938) and Ellerman (1941), placed in synonymy of that species by Musser and Carleton (1993), but treated as a distinct species by Tate (1951), Laurie and Hill (1954), Flannery (1995 b), and Menzies (1996). Although superficially very similar in its morphology to M. leucogaster, it has a much longer tail relative to length of head and body that is scaleless and calloused near the tip, indicating dorsal prehensility, an adaptation absent in the shorter-tailed M. leucogaster. Reviewed by Flannery (1995 b) and Helgen (2003 b).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded only from the southern coast of Seram Isl.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, S Pulau Seram, Teluk Taluti (= Teloeti Bay).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. The very long prehensile tail suggests that the Seram Long-tailed Mosaic-tailed Ratis highly arboreal.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264964.