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Yamdena Island Melomys

Melomys cooperae

Classification

Family
Muridae

The Yamdena mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys cooperae) is a species of rat belonging to the family Muridae. It was first described in 1995 from specimens found on Yamdena Island in Indonesia. No other examples of this species have been found; as a result very little is known about it.

Distribution

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