Bannister's rat

Bannister's rat, or great Key Island mosaic-tailed rat, or great Key Island melomys^[2] or great Kai Island melomys^[1] (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.^[1]

Bannister's rat
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Melomys
Species:	M. bannisteri
Binomial name
Melomys bannisteri Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993

References

1. 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.
2. 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.