Obi mosaic-tailed rat

The Obi mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys obiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, a large family of rodents. English Wikipedia states that it is found only in Indonesia, so it is an endemic species with a restricted national range. The scientific name carries the authority Thomas, 1911 in parentheses, a convention showing that the species was first described in a different genus before it was placed in Melomys, the mosaic-tailed rats. The GBIF record of the IUCN Red List category lists it as Least Concern. Its placement follows the 2005 treatment of the superfamily Muroidea by Musser and Carleton in Mammal Species of the World. The sources read give no detail on its habitat, diet or behaviour, so none is stated here.