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<treatment id="C6AD19007E8693A09625FDF0496C1C1F" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11334963" ID-GBIF-Taxon="231540202" ID-Zenodo-Dep="11334963" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:C6AD19007E8693A09625FDF0496C1C1F" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C6AD19007E8693A09625FDF0496C1C1F" lastPageNumber="1376" pageNumber="1376" sourceUrl="http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001502">
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<taxonomicName id="D6529997B3B7F6AE16FB0C5FDED77C9E" ID-CoL="3ZMWS" authority="(Thomas 1921)" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1376" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
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<emphasis id="52CE0F1F482EEC86CE48BD3EE8E2CC8C" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">Melomys caurinus</emphasis>
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(Thomas 1921)
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<treatmentCitation id="7E23687A08C03C5E276B4023F40DCC18" author="Thomas" authority="Thomas 1921" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hydromys" journal="Treubia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="112" pageNumber="1376" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysogaster" title="Hydromys chrysogaster" volume="2" year="1921">
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<taxonomicName id="9D29F467284538F4CA3A9EE2D7E43C26" ID-CoL="3N7RM" authority="Thomas 1921" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hydromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1376" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
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<emphasis id="80B998FD154EAA435FBFA18E8D48DEE4" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">[Hydromys] chrysogaster</emphasis>
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Thomas 1921
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,
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<bibCitation id="0073C9558BC86D2D0228531F31892C60" author="Thomas" journal="Treubia" pageNumber="1376" pagination="112" title="Hydromys chrysogaster" volume="2" year="1921">Treubia, 2: 112</bibCitation>
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.
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<subSubSection id="085F47FCF9912F1263F7FCC66BFCF1B7" pageNumber="1376" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="40BA23C10950C350297CF61B06C4A06A" pageNumber="1376">
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<emphasis id="713EE1A12CE0830467CA72A66DE5260C" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1376">Type Locality:</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="AC409AC56B7F6DD52C67A369D8F729F2" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4867324861" country="Indonesia" pageNumber="1376">
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<collectingCountry id="B13AA985942D6D2B06D9013FF7D394F5" name="Indonesia">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
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, Kepulauan Talaud, Pulau Karakelang.
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<subSubSection id="AC4BE8FF4AF424FE136C3963D64A75D6" pageNumber="1376" type="vernacular_names">
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<paragraph id="3B326080BE279838E24D084425E7E2AF" pageNumber="1376">
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<emphasis id="8A06C0972DABB98BF1AD67EF614C346B" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1376">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="396298BEE13B72414D087A8902C64850" language="eng" pageNumber="1376">Short-tailed Talaud Melomys</vernacularName>
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.
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<subSubSection id="71FEDA4F4B38606AD30CAC19FDD0DB3D" pageNumber="1376" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="D589B288F99099BC4DE598153FCFF5FF" pageNumber="1376">
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<emphasis id="401813DD39B4CDB46EDF00581F14BF71" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1376">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Recorded only by
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<specimenCount id="05E57011FDB880C7DD618C620E0163DB" type="generic">four specimens</specimenCount>
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from Pulau Karakelang and Pulau Salebabu (
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<collectionCode id="77C5832B0ECC37B0CD22B1CCB66B7ED5" country="Indonesia" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/b9gz-izvg" name="Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense" type="Museum">MZB</collectionCode>
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) in the Talaud Isls (
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<bibRefCitation id="74A48D180E64346B97AF34C7CC81784F" author="Helgen, K. M." refId="ref146027" refString="Helgen, K. M. 2003 b. A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys rufescens paveli. Journal of Zoology, London, 261: 165 - 172." year="2003">
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Helgen, 2003
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<emphasis id="4AD488A6CF7BA648D525A84CF40A0D3B" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">b</emphasis>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="409844A979133392CB72B656D6E38D3C" pageNumber="1376" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="BDAEEE1D5C6184393504B4D5C238CB0D" pageNumber="1376">
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<emphasis id="83ED421BE47D498C362D6B24296FA624" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1376">Discussion:</emphasis>
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Morphologically very similar to
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<taxonomicName id="2D58CB3DFE59F0430BA06B1A13C0E856" baseAuthorityName="Jentink" baseAuthorityYear="1908" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leucogaster">
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<emphasis id="24CF8B9A08198B8C81408E9067D90684" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. leucogaster</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="60BF47749D3A7EFF1E83E23E3F37A38C" author="Menzies, J. I." refId="ref237943" refString="Menzies, J. I. 1996. A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology, 44: 367 - 426." year="1996">Menzies, 1996</bibRefCitation>
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; our own study of the specimens discussed by Flannery, 1995
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<emphasis id="034BDF686C0AFE63D4C4BA254BD1BF04" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">b</emphasis>
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). Originally described as a species, but Rümmler (1938) and
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<bibRefCitation id="4CABEECB1801CEEA8155DA16F2DD34FA" author="Ellerman, J. R." refId="ref92857" refString="Ellerman, J. R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. II. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 690 pp." year="1941">Ellerman (1941)</bibRefCitation>
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treated
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<taxonomicName id="FD8D1B45CF3E0F0BACBD23AC0D278F84" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
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<emphasis id="D79432D057417FF4242A33BB67619590" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">caurinus</emphasis>
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as a subspecies of
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<taxonomicName id="E7EB78C1701C5FA84F12BD33D02D6E9E" authority=", Musser and Carleton (1993)" authorityName=", Musser and Carleton" authorityYear="1993" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leucogaster">
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<emphasis id="4EFCADC8F7E5A18D1865C3B4BE295AF6" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. leucogaster</emphasis>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="D11C9CA5E17A08D9D6CEC4205FC3E887" author="Musser, G. G. & M. D. Carleton" refId="ref252333" refString="Musser, G. G., and M. D. Carleton. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501 - 755, in: Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Second ed. (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., xviii + 1206 pp." year="1993">Musser and Carleton (1993)</bibRefCitation>
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listed it in the synonymy of that species, and
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<bibRefCitation id="A1578F3AB07BA4A5CF92BC913B7B8350" author="Laurie, E. M. O. & J. E. Hill" refId="ref205065" refString="Laurie, E. M. O., and J. E. Hill. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758 - 1952. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London, 175 pp." year="1954">Laurie and Hill (1954)</bibRefCitation>
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arranged it as a subspecies of
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<taxonomicName id="B2FAD0E0C33F8643AFB4FFD20B9C096A" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulgens">
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<emphasis id="9A970CD70B6DE6F312344C4CDE8CD52A" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. fulgens</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<bibRefCitation id="CF2B5E559BD3722D8524BEC0F8EB24E7" author="Tate, G. H. H." refId="ref347722" refString="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." year="1951">Tate (1951)</bibRefCitation>
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recognized
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<taxonomicName id="50094C2D47141F85B387F65DC0AF0D08" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
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<emphasis id="BF79822A95D191359BE9DC7372670001" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">caurinus</emphasis>
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as a distinct species as have Flannery (1995
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<emphasis id="4387486AF64461114509B181D9D2D1D6" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">b</emphasis>
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) and
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<bibRefCitation id="1CA13FDA54F487E69792B2EB2A957C02" author="Menzies, J. I." refId="ref237943" refString="Menzies, J. I. 1996. A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology, 44: 367 - 426." year="1996">Menzies (1996)</bibRefCitation>
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. It is sympatric with
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<taxonomicName id="70D5FE0E909D8301B5AC96D517AF278D" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talaudium">
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<emphasis id="624E0554520FB9DB360FFA5570B042A4" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. talaudium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, which has a longer tail relative to head and body length, suggesting that
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<taxonomicName id="3F7537F4E4E48D83921D9D5E2E510790" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
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<emphasis id="4D502D2B0072F31F6726359EB607CD74" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. caurinus</emphasis>
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may be terrestrial and
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<taxonomicName id="FBB80064FE46D492D6EFEA176C8E51D5" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talaudium">
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<emphasis id="1BB9D37C5CAD748348B5B45CAA710535" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">M. talaudium</emphasis>
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arboreal (Flannery, 1995
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<emphasis id="F578B8D325916C91D8F720E861181F65" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">b</emphasis>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="4C832C7825D994ED4A0F1047FF99BA05" author="Thomas, O." refId="ref354954" refString="Thomas, O. 1921 i. On a collection of rats and shrews from the Dutch East Indian Islands. Treubia, 2: 109 - 114." year="1921">
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Thomas,
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1921
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<emphasis id="B613F0535C3A90789619EA06ED0E880D" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">i</emphasis>
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). Except for tail length these two species are hardly distinguishable in cranial and dental features and to Flannery (1995
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<emphasis id="BBCE2B5865E357EC787A18CE8AF3AC09" italics="true" pageNumber="1376">b</emphasis>
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:132) "there seems little doubt that these two species have evolved in the Talaud Isls from a common ancestor.".
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