#bramble cay melomys

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Animal of the Day!

Bramble Cay Melomys (Melomys rubicola)

(Photo from State of Queensland)

Extinction Date- 2015

Habitat- Bramble Cay

Size (Weight/Length)-16 cm

Diet- Succulents; Turtle eggs

Cool Facts- The Bramble Cay melomys may seem like an insignificant rodent, but these little guys were officially known as the first mammal to go extinct due to climate change. Found on a tiny island off the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, these melomys were threatened by a mixture of storms and rising sea level as the entire Cay was only 3 meters above sea level. During surveys, the last known Bramble Cay melomys was spotted in 2009 and they were officially declared extinct in 2015. Their extinction was a massive wakeup call for mammalian extinctions due to anthropocentric change. The Cape York melomys remains on mainland Australia is considered least concern thanks to preservation of their natural habitat and attempts of eliminating invasive species like foxes, cats, and rabbits. 

Rating- 12/10 (Forever remembered.)

[lucasferreiracm]

Raftling Captain, a Mousefolk variant inspired by the Bramble Cay Melomys for The Book of Extinction - Mage Hand Press

Brief - Lucas Zellers

I like how this one turned out ^^

[latetothepartyandconfused]

@a-mag-a-day the extinction has always been one of my favourites, alongside the spiral

[ID: traditional black and white ink drawing, the magnus archives fanart consisting of four panels. The first panel says "Mankind will warp this world so much it kills us all and leaves only a thousand years of plastic behind. There is picure of wasteland with skull half burried in it in the front. The second one says " Technology will strip us of what it means to be human and leave us something alien and cold " There is picture of robotic person with television instead of their head. Their arms are raised to it and there are electric shocks running between them and the head. There are empty screens behind them connected by wires. Their head is also empty and there are wires connected to them. The third says " We will press a button that in a moment will destroy everything we have ever been." There is picture of hand in white shirt and black jacket sleeve pressing a button. There is nuclear explosion in the background. The last panel says "animals are witnessing the end of their entire species within a single generation" There is picture of three animals, the first Bramble cay melomys, a small rodent resembling a mouse, the second splendit poison frog and the third one smooth handfish, a strange fish with hand-like fins and spotted body. In the top right corner is written "extinct" three times in square brackets end ID]

[aevallare]

HaVe yoU evEr wrItTen fAnfICtiOn-

In all seriousness tho lmao

Favorite Extinct Animal?

Describe your favorite outfit.

BOY HAVE I

🦖 Favorite extinct animal?

bramble cay melomys look at him look at heeeem

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit.

answered here!!

[lunasanguismusic]

Song is called Melomys Rubicola and is dedicated to the depressing story of the beautiful Bramble Cay Melomys. Our society let them down in so many ways and will seemingly continue to let down many more wonderful critters on our way out.

[veephoenix]

hey veronica! get ask'd!

🍫🦖🌿

Hi, Fern! Thanks for the ask. Here you go:

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? Chocolate, definitely!

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? Hmm, I'm going to go with the christmas island pipistrelle and the bramble cay melomys. They were both so cute :(

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit. Black jeans, black t-shirt, black boots, easy 🤭

From this ask game.

[notmonaca]

🙃What’s a weird fact that you know?

🦖 Favorite extinct animal?

there was a kpop group named piggy dolls that originally consisted of three fat/plus sized singers who struggled to make it in the industry due to fatphobia. their concept focused mostly on body positivity and fat acceptance but many accused them of "promoting unhealthy lifestyles". all three members were eventually replaced by three thin members and then the group later disbanded. one of the replacement members in currently in pink fantasy

gotta love bramble cay melomys rip kings 😔

[raindrop-21]

🐸 🦖 for the ask game <3

🦖 favorite extinct animal- Bramble Cay melomys (I like tiny rodents)

🐸 describe your aesthetic- I feel it's a mix of things; I like very fuzzy soft things(stuffed animals, blankets, etc.), sad romance movies, then on the other side I like darker edgier(?) things (Metal bands (Ghost, Slipknot, Slaughter To Prevail), horror movies, dunno if this counts but I mainly dress all black 90% of the time)

[nekros]

bramble cay melomys ):

[groupwest]

:~(

[llycaons]

some more cool extinct animals:

nuralagus. theyre big bunnies!

bramble cay melomys. v cute, the only known mammal that lives in reefs. probably the first animal to go extinct because of anthropogenic climate change

dodo. just kind of iconic

splendid poison frog. the name says it all really

jaw was on the ground from the instant I read "big bunnies'. megafauna is the gift that keeps on giving

holy shiiiiit

bramble cay melomys NOOOOOOO god that's so sad

honestly I kind of glossed over the dodo in my searches but you're right. just iconic

bless. may they never be forgotten

I love poison dart frogs so much this kills me

it's so beautiful tho 🥺 legend

more recently extinct animals are so much sadder than ancient guys. I spent a lot of this morning googling pictures of extinct marine reptiles and honestly I have not known such childlike joy in a while. thanks for sending these in tho, I'm glad I know about them!

[philsmeatylegss]

hi 🦜🦚🧃 for the ask game!!

🦜 : what’s your favorite animal that doesn’t exist / doesn’t exist anymore?

Oh I have quite a few

Sea Mink (extinct in late 19th century or early 20th)

Toolache Wallaby (extinct as of 2000)

Quagga (last one died in 1883)

Bramble Cay Melomys (extinct as of 2015)

Tasmanian Tiger (extinct in 1936)

Baiji (extinct as of 2006)

🦚 : if you like writing - what’s your favorite genre to write?

I love writing. I’ve recently gotten back into it with dnp fics and as I practice I realize I’ve gotten better who would’ve thought? I’m a scifi super powers nerd. With fanfic, I hate writing reality fics. I can do realistic fiction, but I’m not that keen on writing just romance. I can’t write smut for the life of me. Despite being a history nerd and majoring in history and planning on becoming a history teacher, I cannot write historical fiction for the life of me.

🧃: what are some clothes from different time periods you’d love to wear?

I have an eating disorder I haven’t worn clothes I want to wear since I was in sixth grade😭

[klmvss]

🙃🦖🐸

I’m a night person for sure

Bramble Cay melomys bcus they were cute

And honestly idk my aesthetic it’s kinda emo preppy

[cicadaboybat]

📷🎵🐰🐶🙃🧡🦖🌿

omg thank you oliver!!!!!!!

📷the charlie brown great pumpkin patch

🎵anthony green;s cat song since the baby brother demanded it he loves it very much

🐰how they treat employees and what they say in private

🐶i have three dogs but im allergic to cats!! i love them both so so much though i really want a sphynx some day and one really big doggie and then one scrungy little mutt

🙃there was a medieval torture device that was like the stocks but for your ankles and they would pour salt water over your feet and make a goat lick them bloody

🧡neons i generally cannot stand just for sensory issues but I LOVE ALL COLORS IM NOT MEAN TO ANY my eyeballs just hurt at some

🦖bramble cay melomys rats ):

🌿oooooh oh so i like lots of my outfits but my favorite comfy ones is my ripped up falling apart black jeans and my spiderweb fishnets with my mcr shirts and my battle vest or support public libaries jean jacket, im working on a mike milligram mother mary save us leather jacket rn too

THANK YOU BEAUTIFYUL!!!

[arabidp0ssum]

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen? A: a ca tlooking at the void of space

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? A: CHEESE

✨ Do you have any nicknames? A: yes a bunch

🎵 Last song you listened to? A: chop chop slide by insane clown posse

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction? A:tried to then gave up

😏 Are you on discord? A: sadly nah

 💛 Do you have any piercings?A: nope

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person? A:Personality

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? A: those cookies with stuffedchocolate?

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person? A: cats

🎧 Headphones or earbuds? A: earbuds, i like untying it

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud? A: KITTY

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know? A: turtles breathe out their ass ig

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl? A: both im just energetic af

🧸 Favorite place to nap? A: bed and sofa

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? A: nah but i support

🦋 Describe yourself in three words. A: simp, stupid, chaotic

👖 Jeans or sweatpants? A: SWEATPANTS

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order? A: cinnamon roll?

🧡 A color you can’t stand? A: the brightest annoying ass yellow

💎 What’s your most prized possession?A: a bunch of stuff but the most prized is my diorama of shanes bedroom (sdv)

☕ Coffee or tea? A: coffee

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? A: Bramble Cay melomys and Giant pika

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr? i think like 2-3 years?

🌴 Desert island item? A: no idea

🐸 Describe your aesthetic. A: chaotic stupid i fink

🔮 What’s your dream job? A: i have no idea but either artist or own online shop

💙 Relationship status? A: SINGLE

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit. A: any comfy stuff sweaters jactets also oversized stuff

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to? A: no not rlly but if there was one it would be hell is forever lmao

🤎 What color is your hair? A: Black

💌 Do you talk to yourself? A:all the time

💄 Do you wear makeup? A:nah

🌸 Best compliment you ever received? A:i forgor

💞 @ your favorite blog. A: @cabs-the-almighty-cat

~ 💖 ASK GAME 💖 ~

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen?

🍫 Cheese or chocolate?

✨ Do you have any nicknames?

🎵 Last song you listened to?

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction?

😏 Are you on discord?

 💛 Do you have any piercings?

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person?

🎧 Headphones or earbuds?

��� What’s the last thing you said out loud?

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know?

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl?

🧸 Favorite place to nap?

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?

🦋 Describe yourself in three words.

👖 Jeans or sweatpants?

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order?

🧡 A color you can’t stand?

💎 What’s your most prized possession?

☕ Coffee or tea?

🦖 Favorite extinct animal?

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr?

🌴 Desert island item?

🐸 Describe your aesthetic.

🔮 What’s your dream job?

💙 Relationship status?

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit.

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to?

🤎 What color is your hair?

💌 Do you talk to yourself?

💄 Do you wear makeup?

🌸 Best compliment you ever received?

💞 @ your favorite blog.

Reblogs are appreciated!

[ratsandfashion]

thinking about the bramble cay melomys. RIP little guy. May we learn better soon.