New Britain water rat

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

The New Britain water rat (Hydromys neobritannicus) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. Found only in Papua New Guinea, it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Hydromys neobritannicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T10313A115097202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10313A22401993.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. 1334. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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