The Bramble Cay melomys is survived by the grassland melomys and two other closely-related melomys species. [Climate change doubters really aren’t going to like this study]The first recorded Bramble Cay melomys sightings date back to the 1800s. This was the last time, the researchers believe, anyone saw a living Bramble Cay melomys, a rodent round in body, long in whisker and lumpy in tail. The creatures are probably the first mammal casualty of man-made, or anthropogenic, climate change, University of Queensland researcher and study author Luke Leung said in a statement. (Luke Leung/University of Queensland)At first glance, the Australian island of Bramble Cay is unremarkable except for the steel lighthouse at one end.

Source: Washington Post June 15, 2016 11:42 UTC