Collector:

L. H. Emmons  Search this

F. Kinbag  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Ecological remarks by collector(s): no  Search this

Weight - Specimen:

85 g

Length - Total Length:

290 mm

Length - Tail Vertebrae:

154 mm

Length - Hind Tarsus:

28 mm

Length - Ear:

16 mm

Preparation:

Skeleton

Skull

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Weitin River Valley, Camp 4, Namatanai, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Collection Date:

11 Feb 1994

Notes:

From L.H. Emmons 1994 field notes: "Skin damaged by ants"

Record Last Modified:

29 Sep 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Murinae

Published Name:

Melomys rufescens

Accession Number:

408905

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : LHE 1065

USNM Number:

580050

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3028f2617-08dd-4f8e-99ad-32adaf488344

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7206442