Paraleptomys

Paraleptomys; Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Paraleptomys; Tate & Archbold, 1941
Species
	Paraleptomys rufilatus; Paraleptomys wilhelmina
	Distribution map on New Guinea

Paraleptomys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea. 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[]

Genus Paraleptomys
- Northern water rat (Paraleptomys rufilatus)
- Short-haired water rat (Paraleptomys wilhelmina)

References[]

Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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