Hydromys ziegleri
K. M. Helgen, 2005
Ziegler's 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
Authority citation
Helgen, K.M. 2005-03-21. The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys. Zootaxa 913(1):1-20.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.913.1.1Original name as described
Hydromys ziegleri
Other common names
Ziegler's Hydromys
Type material
BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 101683
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=6f6adccc-6771-41dd-ba5b-295b44ce33e5Type locality
"Bainyik (03°40'S, 143°05'E), circa 5 km south of Maprik, 700 feet (= 213 m), East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Helgen, K. M. (2005). The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys. Zootaxa, 913, 1-20.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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