Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995

Melomys cooperae Kitchener, in Kitchener and Maryanto 1995, Rec. West. Aust. Mus ., 17: 43.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku Tenggara, Tanimbar Isl Group, Yamdena Isl, 1 km S Kebun Lorulun, c. 20 km N Saumlaki, 200 m.

Vernacular Names: Yamdena Island Melomys.

Distribution: Recorded only from Yamdena Isl in the Tanimbar Group of islands.

Discussion: A member of what Menzies (1996) called the Melomys rufescens Group. Kitchener and Maryanto (1995 a) compared this species with M. leucogaster, M. rubicola, M. arcium, M. fulgens, M. talaudium, M. caurinus, and M. rufescens .