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Melanomys robustulus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Melanomys

Higher classification
  
Melanomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Melanomys robustulus

Rank
  
Species

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Melanomys robustulus, also known as the robust melanomys or robust dark rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador.

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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