New Britain water rat
Appearance
New Britain water rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Hydromys |
Species: | H. neobritannicus
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Binomial name | |
Hydromys neobritannicus |
The New Britain water rat (Hydromys neobritannicus) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Hydromys neobritannicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: 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. (eds.). 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.