Melomys cervinipes - #566
Fawn-footed Melomys
Side view
Geographic Distribution
Australia; extant range is closed forest and more open habitat along the E Australian coast from Cooktown region of Cape York in Queensland south to Gosford area of New South Wales. Late Pleistocene specimens indicate distribution once extended farther south to the Pyramids Cave region in Victoria.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Melomys
Specific Epithet
cervinipes
Image Location
Paluma, QLD, Australia
Image Date
1975
Photographer
P K Anderson