| Cape York mosaic-tailed rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Melomys |
| Species: | M. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melomys capensis Tate, 1951 | |
The Cape York mosaic-tailed rat, or Cape York melomys (Melomys capensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia, on the Cape York Peninsula.
References
- Burnett, S.; Winter, J. (2016). "Melomys capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13117A22420633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13117A22420633.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melomys capensis | |
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