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Western water rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Hydromys
Species:	H. hussoni
Binomial name
Hydromys hussoni Musser & Piik, 1982

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 however a lot is still unknown about the species and it has been classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

References

1. ^ 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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. 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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