Ernst Mayr's water rat

Ernst Mayr's water rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leptomys
Species: L. ernstmayri
Binomial name
Leptomys ernstmayri
Rümmler, 1932
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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T11692A22430490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11692A22430490.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  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. hdl:10088/7873.
  • 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. 1351. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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