Mountain water rat
Mountain water rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Baiyankamys |
Species: | B. habbema |
Binomial name | |
Baiyankamys habbema Tate & Archbold, 1941 | |
Synonyms | |
Hydromys habbema |
The mountain water rat (Baiyankamys habbema) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Hydromys habbema. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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