The Bramble Cay melomy is no more.
The small rat-like rodent is believed to be the first mammal to have gone extinct primarily due to man-made climate change, according to researchers that spoke with The Guardian. The only endemic mammal to the Great Barrier Reef, the melomy is believed to be just the start of what could be a massive die-off of species around the world due to climate change.
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