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
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)
Synonyms
  • Oryzomys robustulus Thomas, 1914

References

  1. Tirira and Boada, 2008
  2. 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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