Species profile—Melomys rubicola (Bramble Cay melomys)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Melomys rubicola (Bramble Cay melomys)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Muridae (rats and mice)
- Scientific name
- Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924
- Common name
- Bramble Cay melomys
- Type reference
- Thomas, O. (1924). Some new Australian muridae. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist (Ser.9) 12:296-299.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 760
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Extinct in the wild
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Extinct
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
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Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=760.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
