Genus

Melomys

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
GenusMelomys

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Melomys cervinipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melomys

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			~20%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			~20%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			~10%

Melomys

Species in this group

Fawn-footed Melomys

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Melomys

Parks Ranked