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| Melomys burtoni | 6 Jan 2025 | Watermelontree | ||
| Melomys burtoni | 6 Jan 2025 | Watermelontree |
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Melomys cervinipes or Fawn-footed Melomys. A medium-sized rat with a particularly long tail. A freshly dead individual found on a forest trail.
5 comments
Watermelontree
wrote:
6 Jan 2025
Why can't you accept Melomys cervinipes? There is no synonym for this species of which I'm aware. Please fix this!
Watermelontree
wrote:
6 Jan 2025
Yet again there is no listing for this locally common species and no way to include the correct identification. Why bother using this database at all?
KorinneM
wrote:
19 Feb 2025
@Watermelontree if you do the identify this sighting bit on this and go to the category that the species should be in, use the 'can't find it' button, then if you can't find it on that overall list for nature mapr hit 'still can't find it' you'll then be able to enter a new scientific name in that category. Nature Mapr doesn't have all species listed, particularly if we haven't had observations for a region yet for that species. For it to be then be 'formally' identified, there will need to be an expert for the category for this region, which varies across species as we still need to get new moderators on board. I'm speaking as a mod for the dragonflies and damselflies category across all of Australia. I hope this helps!
KorinneM
wrote:
19 Feb 2025
For an added referrence, the first level of possiblities you see are what already have something identified within the New South Wales North Coast on here. When you hit 'can't find it', that takes it to what is known nationally in Nature Mapr. The third 'still can't find it' allows you to list a potential species, that then needs a moderator to create as a species and formally then identify your sighting.
KorinneM
wrote:
19 Feb 2025
For reference, this page (Frequently Asked Questions) https://north-coast-nsw.naturemapr.org/content/help-and-support
lists that information as well. It does take a little bit to get your head around how things work on this site, and identifications may be a bit slower in regions that don't have mods for a particular category yet.
lists that information as well. It does take a little bit to get your head around how things work on this site, and identifications may be a bit slower in regions that don't have mods for a particular category yet.
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Watermelontree Rats Rodents Mammals New South Wales North Coast NatureMapr
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