Western water rat
| Western water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Hydromys |
| Species: | H. hussoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydromys hussoni Musser & Piik, 1982
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The western water rat (Hydromys hussoni) is a semiaquatic 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[]
- ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Hydromys hussoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T10312A22401886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10312A22401886.en.
- 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. 1334. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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