Biology:Ernst Mayr's water rat

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of rodent

Ernst Mayr's water rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leptomys
Species:
L. ernstmayri
Binomial name
Leptomys ernstmayri
Rümmler, 1932
Leptomys.PNG
Distribution map of L. ernstmayri and other species of Leptomys on New Guinea:
  Leptomys ernstmayri

Ernst Mayr's water rat (Leptomys ernstmayri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, named for evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr. It is found in the Foja Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia, and in the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

  1. Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Leptomys ernstmayri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T11692A22430490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11692A22430490.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11692/22430490. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Musser, Guy G.; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Lunde, Darrin P. (2008). "Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of two new species". American Museum Novitates (3624): 1–60. doi:10.1206/587.1. https://zenodo.org/record/5389728. 

Wikidata ☰ Q302856 entry