Reading: IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys)

A fact sheet of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the existential status of the Bramble Cay melomys species. The Bramble Cay melomys is the first mammalian species thought to have gone extinct due to human-induced climate change. 

Students will learn of the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN organisation and assess the status of the Bramble Cay melomys and will learn about its taxonomy, the geographic range, its distribution, population, habitat and ecology, and threats.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to: 

1. How has human-induced climate change caused the extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomys.  
2. Discuss the population distribution of the Bramble Cay melomys species in the historical record?

About the tool

Tool Name	IUCN Red List: Bramble Cay Melomys
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Biodiversity, Conservation, Species Extinction, IUCN, Habitat Loss, Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Mammalian Extinction, Bramble Cay melomys
Climate Topic	Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Oceania, Australia, Queensland
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Hosted at	International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic