Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
Subfamily Murinae Batsch, 1788 - Old World mice and rats
Genus Melomys Thomas, 1922 - mosaic-tailed rats
Melomys caurinus Thomas, 1921 - short-tailed Talaud melomys