Cape York Melomys

Melomys capensis Tate 1951

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Melomys capensis (Cape York Melomys) is a species of rodents in the family murid rodents. They are found in australasia. Individuals can grow to 136.61 mm.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Australasia
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/australasia/

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EOL has data for 30 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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auditory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0016490
- Definition: the sensory system for the sense of hearing
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otoliths
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q591800
- Definition: Inner-ear structure in vertebrates which detects acceleration and may detect acoustic signals
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biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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australasia
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Australasia
- Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/australasia/
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Australia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2077456
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geographic range (size of area)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/GeographicRangeArea
- Definition: The total extent of the geographic range of an organism.
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44665.92 km^2
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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quadrupedal movement
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21907045
- Definition: terrestrial locomotion in animals using four limbs
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
temperature in geographic range
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26.784 0.1°c
testis location
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TestisLocation
- Definition: Anatomical location of testis; eg: internal, descended, scrotal, inguinal.
- Attribution: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.12373/full
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scrotal
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/scrotal
- Definition: Testes are located outside of the body, suspended by the spermatic cord within the scrotum.
- Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicle#External_testes
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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frugivore
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1470764
- Definition: organism that eats fruit.
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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corneal eyes
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/corneal_eyes
- Definition: Because of the difference in refractive index between air and water (or corneal tissue), a curved cornea is an image-forming lens in its own right. Its focal length is determined by the radius of curvature of the cornea. Many corneal eyes (eg: in land vertebrates) also have lenses, but the lens is flattened and weakened compared with an aquatic lens; most of the refractive power is provided by the cornea. Corneal eyes cannot focus in aquatic habitat.
- Attribution: https://www.britannica.com/science/photoreception/Single-chambered-eyes#ref278820
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Cape York Melomys from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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