| Bannister's rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (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. bannisteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Melomys bannisteri Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993 | |
Bannister's rat, or great Key Island mosaic-tailed rat, or great Key Island melomys or great Kai Island melomys (Melomys bannisteri) is a species of rodent of the genus Melomys. It is endemic to the Kai Besar, one of the islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.
References
- ^ Wright, D. (2016). "Melomys bannisteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136604A22421193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136604A22421193.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melomys bannisteri | |
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