New Britain water rat

New Britain Water Rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Hydromys
Species: H. neobrittanicus
Binomial name
Hydromys neobrittanicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935

The New Britain Water Rat (Hydromys neobrittanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in Papua New Guinea.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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