Abundance: 0.35 to 28.92% (median 5.62%)

Latitudinal range: -6.7° to -2.9°

Habitats: (7), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (4)

Found in 11 samples

Papua New Guinea: Crater Mountain Biological Research Station (trapping session 1), Crater Mountain Biological Research Station (trapping session 2), Crater Mountain Biological Research Station (trapping session 3), Crater Mountain Biological Research Station (trapping session 4), Balof Shelter (Horizon I), Balof Shelter (Horizon II), Balof Shelter (Horizon III), Balof Shelter (Horizon IV), Balof Shelter (Horizon V), Balof Shelter (Horizon VI), Balof Shelter (Horizon VII)

See also Melomys, Melomys burtoni, Melomys cervinipes, Melomys leucogaster, Melomys littoralis, Melomys sp., Melomys spp.