Melomys rattoides Thomas, 1922
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Melomys rattoides Thomas, 1922 View in CoL . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9:263.
TYPE LOCALITY: New Guinea, NW Irian Jaya, Mamberano River, Pionier-bivak (2°20'S, 138°0’ E), 200 ft GoogleMaps .
DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; N slopes and lowlands from the type locality in Irian Jaya through slopes N of Idenberg River to the Telefomin region in West Sepik Prov. of Papua New Guinea ( Flannery and Seri, 1990); also on Pulau Yapen (Japen Isl); limits of range unknown. No records from above 1200 m.
COMMENTS: The distribution is based on the few reliable identifications of samples. Tate's (1951:290) records of M. rattoides from Cyclops Mts, for example, were based on M. lanosus , as were the easternmost dots on Flannery's (1990b:229) map. Closest relative is M. lanosus , which occurs in moss forests at altitudes higher than the distribution of M. rattoides (see account of M. lanosus ).
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