Hydromys neobrittanicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935
New Britain Water Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Hydromyini |
Genus | : Hydromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1935-05-18. Twelve apparently new forms of Muridae (other than Rattus) from the Indo-Australian Region. American Museum Novitates 803:1-9.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169857Original name as described
Hydromys neobrittanicus
Other common names
New Britain Hydromys
Type material
AMNH M-99867
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Bainings, Balayang, Wide Bay, New Britain, Solomon Islands," Papua New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
often spelt 'neobritannicus', but the original and correct spelling is 'neobrittanicus', which is used here
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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