Table 5: External and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult specimens of additional species of MelomyS endemic to the Moluccas (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided).
Seram paveli a Seram fraterculus b Seram aerosus c Seram fulgens d Talaud caurinus e Talauds talaudium f

aMZB 35961; AU 31923.

bBMNH.20.7.26.26-27.

cBMNH.20.7.26.21-25; BMNH.20.7.26.22.

dBMNH.20.7.26.19-20.

eBMNH.21.2.9.2.

fBMNH.21.2.9.3.

HBL 124.5 123–126 (2) 115 115–115 (2) 153 150–160 (5) 150 150–150 (2) 176 176 (1) 174 173–174 (2)
Tail length 133 128–138 (2) 154 153–155 (2) 132 125–138 (8) 203 200–205 (2) 137 136–137 (2) 171 150–183 (3)
Hindfoot length 24 22.4–26.2 (2) 26 26–26 (2) 33 31–34 (8) 34 34–34 (2) 30 30–30 (2) NA NA
Ear length 15 14.6–15.4 (2) 17.5 17–18 (2) 17.4 16–18 (8) 18 17–19 (2) 15 15 (1) 14.7 13–16 (3)
GLS 33.6 33.6 (1) 32.4 31.7–33.0 (2) 36.6 35.0–37.4 (7) 39.3 39.3–39.4 (2) 38.6 38.6 (1) 38.3 36.9–39.7 (6)
ZB 15.0 14.7–15.3 (2) 16.1 15.9–16.4 (2) 18.6 18.0–19.8 (8) 21.1 20.2–22.0 (2) 20.0 20.0 (1) 19.6 18.1–20.8 (6)
Mass 55 45–65 (2) NA NA 110 97–123 (2) NA NA NA NA NA NA