The government of Australia has now officially recognized the Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) as extinct. In what is a sad reminder of the inadequate protection of Australia’s threatened and endangered species by State and Federal Governments, the extinction of Australia’s rare Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) was confirmed today. (Credit: Queensland Government) Bramble Cay melomys extinct? Climate change officially kills off its first mammal species. A small brown rat which lived on an island off northern Australia is the world's first mammal known to have become extinct due to "human-induced climate change". The Bramble Cay melomys was first declared endangered by Queensland in 1992 and by the Commonwealth in 1999. Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct by Human-Driven Climate Change, Scientists Say The Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) in Bramble Cay… The Government of Queensland initially declared the species extinct in a 2016 report, and Australian Environment Minister Melissa Price confirmed the die-off in a press release this week. The Bramble Cay melomys doesn't look like much, but it's become the first mammal to go extinct because of human-caused climate change. A Dropbox file of images is available to media here.. 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 … A rodent known as the Bramble Cay melomys has been officially declared extinct by the Australian Government, with climate change caused by humans reported as the cause. Bramble Cay melomys lived on the coral island of Bramble Cay, located in the Torres Strait between Queensland state and Papua New Guinea. Australia is in the midst of an animal extinction crisis and the loss of almost 20 unique species in coming years is inevitable without drastic change. Aussies are saying goodbye to their “little brown rat.” The Australian government has formally recognized the extinction of a tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola). A small rodent that lived only on a single island off Australia is likely the world's first mammal to become a casualty of climate change, scientists reported in June 2016. Brambe Cay is also used by green turtles and sea birds for nesting. This distinct mosaic-tailed rodent was one of the most threatened mammals in Australia, and lived on a small island at the top of the Great Barrier Reef. THe melomys is larger than the three other Australian species in the genus, with its body measuring 15-16.5cm long and tail 14.5-18.5cm long. Human-caused climate change appears to have driven the Great Barrier Reef’s only endemic mammal species into the history books, with the Bramble Cay melomys…

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