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Short-haired water rat

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Species of rodent

Short-haired water rat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Paraleptomys
Species: P. wilhelmina
Binomial name
Paraleptomys wilhelmina
Tate & Archbold, 1941
Distribution map on New Guinea. P. wilhelmina is in black.

The short-haired water rat (Paraleptomys wilhelmina) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two currently undescribed species allied with this taxon.

References

  1. Helgen, K. (2008). "Paraleptomys wilhelmina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T16122A5392631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16122A5392631.en.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Hadromys–Maxomys)
Hadromys
Division
Hadromys
(Manipur bush rat)
Hybomys
Division
Dephomys
(Defua rats)
Hybomys
(Hump-nosed mice)
Stochomys
Hydromys
Division
Baiyankamys
Crossomys
Hydromys
(Water rats)
Microhydromys
Parahydromys
Paraleptomys
Lorentzimys
Division
Lorentzimys
Malacomys
Division
Malacomys
(Big-eared swamp rats)
Maxomys
Division
Maxomys
(Rajah rats)
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Paraleptomys wilhelmina
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