Melomys rufescens

Melomys rufescens (Alston, 1877). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 124. TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, New Ireland or East New Britain Prov., "Duke of York Isl. or adjacent parts of New Britain or New Ireland " Islands. DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Bismarck Arch.; Bougainville Isl. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011038017001.Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 5), pp. 504-560 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 529, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.735303