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Mountain water rat

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Species of rodent

Mountain water rat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Baiyankamys
Species: B. habbema
Binomial name
Baiyankamys habbema
(Tate & Archbold, 1941)
Synonyms

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

  1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Baiyankamys habbema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T10311A22409959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10311A22409959.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Hadromys–Maxomys)
Hadromys
Division
Hadromys
(Manipur bush rat)
Hybomys
Division
Dephomys
(Defua rats)
Hybomys
(Hump-nosed mice)
Stochomys
Hydromys
Division
Baiyankamys
Crossomys
Hydromys
(Water rats)
Microhydromys
Parahydromys
Paraleptomys
Lorentzimys
Division
Lorentzimys
Malacomys
Division
Malacomys
(Big-eared swamp rats)
Maxomys
Division
Maxomys
(Rajah rats)
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Hydromys habbema


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