Melanomys robustulus
Melanomys robustulus, also known as the robust melanomys[2] or robust dark rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador.[1]
| Melanomys robustulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Melanomys |
| Species: | M. robustulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanomys robustulus (Thomas, 1914) | |
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References
- Tirira and Boada, 2008
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
Literature cited
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
- Tirira, D. and Boada, C. 2008. Melanomys robustulus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 15, 2009.
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