Melomys spechti Flannery & Wickler, 1990:130
Buka mosaic-tailed rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: >5,900 BC
Distribution
Buka Island, Solomon Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: AM F78234 ("left maxillary fragment...")
Type locality: Buka Island, Solomon Islands
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Flannery, Timothy F. and Wickler, S. (1990). Quaternary murids (Rodentia: Muridae) from Buka Island, Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of two new species. Australian Mammalogy 13(2): 127-139.
Other references:
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/7095/melomys-spechti-buka-mosaic-tailed