The Cape York melomys (Melomys capensis), also called the Cape York mosaic-tailed rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia. George Henry Hamilton Tate described it in 1951, and it sits in the genus Melomys. The IUCN Red List assessment cited in the article, published in 2016, rates the species as Least Concern. Wikipedia places it among the mammals of Queensland and the endemic fauna of Queensland, which matches its restriction to the one peninsula.
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It is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia.
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It is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
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