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SPECIES Melomys cooperae

Author:Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto, 1995.
Citation:Rec. West. Aust. Mus., 17: 43.
Common Name:Yamdena Island Melomys
Type Locality:Indonesia, Maluku Tenggara, Tanimbar Isl Group, Yamdena Isl, 1 km S Kebun Lorulun, c. 20 km N Saumlaki, 200 m.
Distribution:Recorded only from Yamdena Isl in the Tanimbar Group of islands.
Comments:A member of what Menzies (1996) called the Melomys rufescens Group. Kitchener and Maryanto (1995a) compared this species with M. leucogaster, M. rubicola, M. arcium, M. fulgens, M. talaudium, M. caurinus, and M. rufescens.
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