Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995
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Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995 |
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Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995 View in CoL
Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995 View in CoL , Rec. West. Aust. Mus ., 17: 43.
Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku Tenggara, Tanimbar Isl Group, Yamdena Isl, 1 km S Kebun Lorulun, c. 20 km N Saumlaki, 200 m.
Vernacular Names: Yamdena Island Melomys.
Distribution: Recorded only from Yamdena Isl in the Tanimbar Group of islands.
Discussion: A member of what Menzies (1996) called the Melomys rufescens Group. Kitchener and Maryanto (1995 a) compared this species with M. leucogaster , M. rubicola , M. arcium , M. fulgens , M. talaudium , M. caurinus , and M. rufescens .
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