Children (32 direct children, 42 direct and indirect children):
Melomys spechti
Buka island mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys talaudium
Long-tailed talaud mosaic-tailed rat
Cape york melomys
Cape york mosaic-tailed rat
Grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Northern grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Bramble cay melomys
Bramble cay mosaic-tailed rat
White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys leucogaster
Fawn-footed melomys
(tree size 1)
Fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat
Manusela mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys fraterculus
Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat
Bougainville island melomys
Obi mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys obiensis
Bannister's rat
Bannister’s mosaic-tailed rat
Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
(tree size 2)
Melomys rufescens
Dusky mosaic-tailed rat
Dusky seram melomys
Short-tailed talaud melomys
Short-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys frigicola
Snow mountains grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys arcium
Rossel island mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys dollmani
Dollman’s mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys paveli
Pavel’s seram mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys fulgens
Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys cooperae
Yamdena island mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys lutillus
(tree size 1)
Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys howi
Riama island mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys matambuai
Manus island mosaic-tailed rat
Melomys gracilis
Melomys levipes
(tree size 3)
Melomys moncktoni
(tree size 3)
Melomys australius
Melomys mayeri
Melomys albidens
Melomys fellowsi
Melomys lanosus
Melomys rattoides