Leptomys
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New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island.
Species
- Leptomys arfakensis Musser, Helgen & Lunde, 2008
- Long-footed Water RatLong-footed Water RatThe Long-footed Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in the mountains of southern Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Leptomys elegans - Ernst Mayr's Water RatErnst Mayr's Water RatErnst Mayr's Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, named for evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr....
, Leptomys ernstmayri - Leptomys paulus Musser, Helgen & Lunde, 2008
- Fly River Water RatFly River Water RatThe Fly River Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Leptomys signatus