Hydromys
Encyclopedia
Hydromys is a genus of rodent
s in the subfamily Murinae
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Note: Hydromys habbema Tate and Archbold, 1941 and Hydromys shawmayeri (Hinton, 1943) are placed within Baiyankamys after Helgen, 2005.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s in the subfamily Murinae
Murinae
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. This subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae, and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the...
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List of species
Genus Hydromys - water rats- Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster E. Geoffroy, 1804
- Western Water RatWestern Water RatThe Western Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Hydromys hussoni Musser and Piik, 1982 - New Britain Water RatNew Britain Water RatThe New Britain Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Papua New Guinea.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Hydromys neobrittanicus Tate and Archbold, 1935 - Hydromys ziegleri Helgen, 2005
Note: Hydromys habbema Tate and Archbold, 1941 and Hydromys shawmayeri (Hinton, 1943) are placed within Baiyankamys after Helgen, 2005.