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<figureCitation id="0EA24FE63444FFF5E499284771498793" box="[1454,1536,1102,1152]" captionStart="Plate 41: Muridae" captionStartId="91.[82,112,3184,3209]" captionTargetBox="[15,2720,17,3646]" captionTargetPageId="90" captionText="248. Long-footed Tree Mouse (Lorentzimys nouhuwysi), 249. Lesser Small-toothed Rat (Macruromys elegans), 250. Greater Small-toothed Rat (Macruromys major), 251. De Vis’s Woolly Rat (Mallomys aroaensis), 252. Alpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys gunung), 253. Subalpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys istapantap), 254. Rothschild’s Woolly Rat (Mallomys rothschildi), 255. Highland Mosaic-tailed Rat (Mammelomys lanosus), 256. Lowland Mosaic-tailed Rat (Mammelomys rattoides), 258. Long-tailed Talaud Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys talaudium), 259. Dusky Seram Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys aerosus), 260. Manusela Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys fraterculus), 262. Obi Island Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys obiensis), 263. Pavel’s Seram Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys paveli), 264. Rossel Island Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys arcium), 265. Bannister’s Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys bannisteri), 266. Fawn-footed Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys cervinipes), 267. Yamdena Island Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys cooperae), 268. Dollman’s Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys dollmani), 269. Snow Mountains Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys frigicola), 270. Riama Island Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys howi), 271. White-bellied Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys leucogaster), 272. Papua Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys lutullus), 273. Manus Island Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys matambuai), 274. Black-tailed Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys rufescens), 275. Bougainville Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys bougainville), 276. Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys burtoni), 277. Cape York Mosaic-tailed Rat (Melomys capensis)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6887484" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6887484/files/figure.png" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">276.</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E9B528477EF28793" box="[2178,2491,1102,1152]" italics="true" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49A289B72B187B4" bold="true" box="[1453,1528,1170,1191]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">French:</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E7EA289B707E87B4" bold="true" box="[1757,1847,1170,1191]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">German:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E9B6289B7F9587B4" bold="true" box="[2177,2268,1170,1191]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3444FFF5E9D1289B7D7987B4" ID-CoL="3ZMWP" baseAuthorityName="Ramsay" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[2278,2608,1170,1191]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" language="esp" order="Rodentia" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">Rata de cola moteada de pradera</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49B28BE71ED87DF" bold="true" box="[1452,1700,1207,1228]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3444FFF5E79A28BE703A87DF" ID-CoL="3ZMWP" baseAuthorityName="Ramsay" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[1709,1907,1207,1228]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" language="eng" order="Rodentia" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">Grassland Melomys</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E92729087FE2860D" bold="true" box="[2064,2219,1281,1310]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03444FFF5E9F029087D10860D" ID-CoL="44NCN" authority="Ramsay, 1887" authorityName="Ramsay" authorityYear="1887" box="[2247,2649,1281,1310]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">Mus burtoni Ramsay, 1887</taxonomicName>
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,
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.
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Taxonomy not clear.
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and
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have often been considered conspecific, and J. I. Menzies in 1996 did not recognize two species in New Guinea, whereas G. G. Musser and M. D. Carleton in 2005 kept
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and
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as two distinct species. Molecular investigation by L. M. Bryant and coworkers in 2011 allowed recovery of a
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+
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clade, but this study highlighted the existence of many lineages and paraphyly of both species. P. H. Fabre and team in 2017 described new specimens of
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: from Halmahera (North Moluccas, Indonesia) and performed a review of the
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genus with molecular and geometric morphometric tools. They found a molecular clade comprising
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,
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, and
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representatives, and showed the existence of many cryptic lineages.
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was morphologically grouped with the other Australo-Papuan and Moluccan
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. Monotypic.
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E49F2BEE70268B3C" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49F2BEE711E8B1A" bold="true" box="[1448,1623,2023,2057]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Trans-Fly region of S New Guinea and coastal areas of N & E Australia, including many offshore islands.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E490243F707D8A08" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="description">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E490243F707D8A08" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E490243F71E18B4B" bold="true" box="[1447,1704,2102,2136]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 122-140 mm, tail 105-140, ear 16-5 mm, hindfeet 24-5 mm; weight 45-65 g. This relatively small
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03444FFF5E91A24577FD08B93" box="[2093,2201,2142,2176]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Melomys</taxonomicName>
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is characterized by a gray-brown to reddish-brown dorsal pelage and a white, gray, or cream ventral one. In the original description in 1887, E. P. Ramsay mentionsits woolly, dense, thick fur of a uniformly dull ash-gray color. It has broad feet. Tail is naked,slightly shorter than head-body length, and semi-prehensile.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E491252B70128AAB" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E491252B70128AAB" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E491252B715C8A57" bold="true" box="[1446,1557,2338,2372]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Habitat.</emphasis>
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The Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat is ubiquitous and can be found in various environments, from tall grassland areas, sedge fields, open woodland, and grassy glades within tropical moist forest, to swamps, mangroves, and vine thickets. Elevational range from sea level to 1200 m.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E49225CA7F8A8AF3" box="[1445,2243,2499,2528]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="food_feeding">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E49225CA7F8A8AF3" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" box="[1445,2243,2499,2528]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49225CA71E38AF3" bold="true" box="[1445,1706,2499,2528]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Diet is composed of sugarcane leaves.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E49225EE712D896F" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="breeding">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E49225EE712D896F" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49225EE7162891A" bold="true" box="[1445,1579,2535,2569]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Reproduction may be dependent on rainfall pattern. Litter size is 2-3 (two on average), but can be upto five; pups are weaned at around day 21. Young Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rats,if disturbed, attach to the nipples of their mother and she may drag them around.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E495268D71808809" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="activity">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E495268D71808809" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E495268D71C789B5" bold="true" box="[1442,1678,2692,2726]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rats are terrestrial, but may climb as well. At c.1 m above the soil, large spherical nests of shredded grass or leaves of 50 cm diameter reveal where young and female rest. Nests can be found on the ground, butthis rodent can also dig burrows.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E49427287E078850" box="[1443,2382,2849,2883]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E49427287E078850" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" box="[1443,2382,2849,2883]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49427287F168850" bold="true" box="[1443,2143,2849,2883]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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No information.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E4942740711388A4" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E4942740711388A4" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E494274071B68878" bold="true" box="[1443,1791,2889,2923]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat is a very common, locally abundant species. It is a pest in sugarcane fields.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83444FFF5E49427C0709A8F1B" pageId="98" pageNumber="698" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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<paragraph id="962653633444FFF5E49427C0709A8F1B" blockId="98.[1442,2654,1708,3080]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713444FFF5E49427C0717588F1" bold="true" box="[1443,1596,3017,3042]" pageId="98" pageNumber="698">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
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Bryant et al. (2011), Breed & Ford (2007), Fabre, Fitriana et al. (2017), Kerle (2008), Menzies (1996), Musser & Carleton (2005), Ramsay (1887a).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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