Bramble cay melomys

The Bramble Cay melomys, or Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat ( Melomys rubicola), is a recently Taxonomy [ ] The Bramble Cay melomys is an extinct member of the genus Bramble on Fly, naturalist Melomys rubicola in 1924. Melomys capensis), with the divergence between the two species being so low that it was barely above what would be expected for diversity within species. Description [ ] Melomys rubicola was relatively large for a rodent, with a body-length ranging from 5 + 7⁄ 8 to 6 + 1⁄ 2in) and a tail-length between 14.5 and 18.5 centimetres ( 5 + 3⁄ 4 and 7 + 1⁄ 4in). Compared to other mice, it had a long tail, short ears, and large feet. 78 and 164 grams ( 2 + 3⁄ 4 and 5 + 3⁄ 4oz). The tail was prehensile at the tip and covered with rough scales. The fur was reddish brown above and greyish brown below, with black guard hairs on its back. Distribution and ecology [ ] Scientists are uncertain on how the animal reached Bramble Cay. The Bramble Cay melomys was described in 2002 as 4 and 5 hectares ( 9 + 7⁄ 8 and 12 + 3⁄ 8 acres), but the rodent only occupied the vegetated portion of the island, measuring approximately 2 hectares (5 acres). Although 11 species of plants have been recorded on the island in the past, only three to five species have been recorded as present at the same time. Common species include Amaranthus viridis, Boerhavia tetrandra G.Forst. (genus The island was also characterised by large populations of seabirds, as well as ecological disturbance caused by ...

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Guest Essay by Kip Hansen The Claim: Bramble Cay melomys (mosaic-tailed rat) is the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change. Rating: Examples: “A small rodent that lived only on a single island off Australia is likely the world’s first mammal to be a casualty of climate change…” “Bramble Cay melomys, a rodent round in body, long in whisker and lumpy in tail. The creatures are probably the first mammal casualty of man-made, or anthropogenic, climate change,… “ “University of Queensland and Queensland Government researchers have confirmed that the Bramble Cay melomys – the only mammal species endemic to the Great Barrier Reef – is the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change.” ….and “The key factor responsible for the extirpation of this population was almost certainly ocean inundation of the low-lying cay, very likely on multiple occasions, during the last decade, causing dramatic habitat loss and perhaps also direct mortality of individuals. Available information about sea-level rise and the increased frequency and intensity of weather events producing extreme high water levels and damaging storm surges in the Torres Strait region over this period point to human-induced climate change being the root cause of the loss of the Bramble Cay melomys.” Confirmation of the extinction… The Bottom Line: There are no longer any Bramble Cay melomys living on Bramble Cay. Their extirpation was almost certainly caused by environmental degrada...

A map of the Geography Location Coordinates 9°08′31″S 143°52′30″E / 9.142°S 143.875°E / -9.142; 143.8759°8'23"S, 143°52'54"E Archipelago Major islands Bramble Cay, Black Rocks Area 0.0362km 2 (0.0140sqmi) Length 0.251km (0.156mi) Width 0.104km (0.0646mi) Highestelevation 3m (10ft) Highestpoint Mount Sikeran Administration Australia Island Region Eastern Islands Demographics Population 7 (Tourists) Pop. density 0/km 2 (0/sqmi) Ethnic groups Additional information Bramble Cay, also known as Maizab Kaur (also spelt Maizub Kaur) and Massaramcoer, is a small It is of interest for its Geology [ ] The island was formed around a " History [ ] Before being named by Europeans, the name of the island in the The cay marks the entrance to the Bramble, who came upon the island in April 1845. In 1862, a mining lease was granted to the Anglo-Australian Guano Company and occasionally boats would come to mine the low grade phosphatic rock but due to its low quality, the company did not create a permanent base there. It has been the site of at least five shipwrecks, resulting in The first [ citation needed] Geography [ ] The sand It is surrounded by a relatively small About 5 kilometres (3.1mi) to the southwest are the Black Rocks, also called Rebes, which rise one metre above the water. [ citation needed] The closest islet is uninhabited [ citation needed] Bramble Cay is the closest island to the mouth of the The 17-metre (56ft) automatic lighthouse, located east of the centre of the cay, i...

Species See text Melomys is a genus of Species [ ] The genus contains the following species: • Melomys aerosus) • Melomys arcium) • Melomys bannisteri) • Melomys bougainville) • Melomys burtoni) • Melomys capensis) • Melomys caurinus) • Melomys cervinipes) • Melomys cooperae) • Melomys dollmani) • Melomys fraterculus) • Melomys frigicola) • Melomys fulgens) • Melomys howi) • Melomys leucogaster) • Melomys lutillus) • Melomys matambuai) • Melomys obiensis) • Melomys paveli) • † Melomys rubicola) – considered the only mammal endemic to the • Melomys rufescens) • Melomys spechti) • Melomys talaudium) References [ ] • Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rded.). Johns Hopkins University Press. 978-0-8018-8221-0. • Breed, Bill; Ford, Fred (2007). Native Mice and Rats. CSIRO Publishing. pp.31–32. 978-0-643-09166-5. • Western Australian Museum . Retrieved 21 February 2019. • University of Queensland . Retrieved 21 February 2019. • Purtill, James (20 February 2019). Triple J Hack. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 21 February 2019. • M. aerosus) • M. arcium) • M. bannisteri) • M. bougainville) • M. burtoni) • M. capensis) • M. caurinus) • M. cervinipes) • M. cooperae) • M. dollmani) • M. fraterculus) • M. frigicola) • M. fulgens) • M. howi) • M. leucogaster) • M. lutillus) • M. matambuai) • M. obiensis) • M. paveli) • M. rufescens) • M. spechti) • M. talaudium)