Southern groove-toothed moss mouse
| Southern groove-toothed moss mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Microhydromys |
| Species: | M. argenteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microhydromys argenteus Helgen, Leary, & Aplin, 2010
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The southern groove toothed moss-mouse (Microhydromys argenteus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Southern Papua New Guinea. As opposed to M. richardsoni, argenteus sp can be differentiated most prominently by its gray-brown pelage. [2]
References[]
- ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2016. Microhydromys richardsoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48002425A22459257. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T48002425A22459257.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2018.
- ^ Helgen, K.M. (2010). "A Review of Microhydromys (Rodentia: Murinae), with Description of a New Species from Southern New Guinea". American Museum Novitates. 3676 (3676): 1–24. doi:10.1206/632.1. hdl:2246/6039. S2CID 55084955.
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