Mountain water rat
| Mountain water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Baiyankamys |
| Species: | B. habbema
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| Binomial name | |
| Baiyankamys habbema | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hydromys habbema | |
The mountain water rat (Baiyankamys habbema) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References[]
- ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Baiyankamys habbema". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T10311A22409959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10311A22409959.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. 1332. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Rodents of Papua New Guinea
- Mammals of Western New Guinea
- Mammals described in 1941
- Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate
- Taxa named by Richard Archbold
- Baiyankamys
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