Bannister's rat
| Bannister's rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. bannisteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Melomys bannisteri Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993
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Bannister's rat, or great Key Island mosaic-tailed rat, or great Key Island melomys[2] or great Kai Island melomys[1] (Melomys bannisteri) is a species of rodent of the genus Melomys. It is endemic to the Kai Besar, one of the islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Wright, D.; Allison, A. & Aplin, K. (2008). "Melomys bannisteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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