Common Names
Common Names in English:
Highland Melomys, Mountain Mosaic-Tailed Rat
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 905 meters (0 to 2,969 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 05-Feb-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Melomys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. aerosus (Dusky Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. bougainville (Bougainville Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. burtoni (Grassland Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. burtoni littoralis · M. capensis (Cape York Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. cervinipes (Fawn-Footed Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. fellowsi (Red-Bellied Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. fraterculus (Manusela Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. gracilis (Slender Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. lanosus · M. leucogaster (White-Bellied Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. levipes (Long-Nosed Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. littoralis · M. lorentzi · M. lorentzii (Lorentz's Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. mollis (Thomas's Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. moncktoni (Moncton's Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. obiensis (Obi Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. platyops (Lowland Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. rattoides · M. rubex (Mountain Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. rubicola (Bramble Cay Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. rufescens (Black-Tailed Mosaic-Tailed Rat) · M. spechti
More Info
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Further Reading
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
Contributors
- Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Melomys rubex. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Mammal Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481136
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-585361
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 585361
- IUCN ID: 13131
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7398
Footnotes
- Mean = 400.840 meters (1,315.092 feet), Standard Deviation = 410.590 based on 19 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
