Paramelomys rubex

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Melomys rubex.

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

Distribution: New Guinea; montane forests in the Central Cordillera from the Arfak Mtns on the Vogelkop of W Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya) to Mt Dayman at the end of the Owen Stanley Range in E Papua New Guinea; also in the N coastal Torricelli Mtns and Huon Peninsula; altitudinal range, 900 - 3000 m (specimens we examined; Menzies, 1996; see map in Flannery, 1995 a).

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

Habitat. Primary and secondary mountain forests, including mossy forest, from 1200 m to 2500 m. The Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rat can be found also in secondary forest.

Sumber: Muridae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rats seem to live in large territories, and a home range of 0 - 5 ha has been estimated.

Sumber: Muridae

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rat is widespread and found in several protected areas. No major threats are identified.

Sumber: Muridae

Descriptive notes. Head — body 100 - 130 mm, tail 96 - 140 mm, ear 11 - 19 mm, hindfoot 25 - 30 mm; weight 31 - 57 g. Females are slightly smaller than males. The Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rat is one of the smallest members ofthe genus. It has gray-brown dense, soft woolly fur and a gray-white ventral pelage; cheeks are orange to buff. Tail is naked, black, and slightly longer than head-body length; there is one hair per tail scale. Females bear twopairs of mammae.

Sumber: Muridae