Biology:Short-haired water rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Short-haired water rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paraleptomys
Species:
P. wilhelmina
Binomial name
Paraleptomys wilhelmina
Tate & Archbold, 1941
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Distribution map on New Guinea. P. wilhelmina is in black.

The short-haired water rat (Paraleptomys wilhelmina) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two currently undescribed species allied with this taxon.

References

  1. Helgen, K. (2008). "Paraleptomys wilhelmina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T16122A5392631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16122A5392631.en. 


Wikidata ☰ Q1768083 entry