Mountain water rat

Mountain water rat
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 semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Baiyankamys habbema". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T10311A22409959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10311A22409959.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  • 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. p. 1332. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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