Species Melomys capensis Tate, 1951
Cape York Melomys
- Melomys cervinipes capensis Tate, G.H.H. 1951. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 65 The rodents of Australia and New Guinea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 97: 183-430 [295].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 154198 ♂ skin & skull, Upper Nesbit River, Rocky Scrub, E of Coen, QLD 1500 ft.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Occurs only on Cape York peninsula and some offshore islands.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, granivore, herbivore, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S., Adams, M. & Cole, S.R. 1981. Genetical relationships among Australian rodents (Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 289-303
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S., Adams, M. & Gelder, M. 1980. Chromosomal and electrophoretic studies of Australian Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 28: 553-574
Leung, L.K-P. 1995. Cape York Melomys Melomys capensis. pp. 634-635 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Leung, L.K-P. 1999. Ecology of Australian tropical rainforest mammals. II. The Cape York melomys, Melomys capensis (Muridae: Rodentia). Wildlife Research 26: 307-316
Watts, C.H.S. & Aslin, H.J. 1981. The Rodents of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 321 pp. 16 pls
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Cape York Melomys)