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Melomys spechti

species of mammal
Taxon fossil_taxon Q185497
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Summary

Melomys spechti is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Melomys[4]
  • Taxon name: Melomys spechti[5]
  • Short name: M. spechti[6]
  • Taxon common name: Buka Island Melomys[7], Buka Island Mosaic-tailed Rat[8], Buka-Mosaikschwanzratte[9]
  • Time period: Holocene[10]
  • Taxon author citation: Flannery & Wickler, 1990[11]

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Identifiers

Melomys spechti's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179212[12]. Melomys spechti's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439006[13]. Melomys spechti's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585364[14].

Why It Matters

Melomys spechti has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Time period → Holocene
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Parent taxon → Melomys
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Flannery & Wickler, 1990, Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
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