The Riama mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys howi, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Riama in Indonesia, a small island to the west of Selaru in the Tanimbar Islands, and it may also be present on some of the other islands in that group, although this has not been confirmed. Very little is known about the animal. It is closely related to, and similar in appearance to, the Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys lutillus. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has too little information to assess its conservation status, so the species is listed as Data Deficient.
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It is found only on the island of Riama in Indonesia, a small island to the west of Selaru in the Tanimbar Islands.
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so it is listed as "data deficient".
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It is found only on the island of Riama in Indonesia, a small island to the west of Selaru in the Tanimbar Islands.
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The Riama mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys howi), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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The Riama mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys howi), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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