Leptomys paulus
Musser, K. M. Helgen, & D. P. Lunde, 2008
Small 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 | : Leptomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Musser, G.G., Helgen, K.M. and Lunde, D.P. 2008-09-10. Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of two new species. American Museum Novitates 3624:1-60.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59813079Original name as described
Leptomys paulus
Other common names
Small Leptomys
Type material
AMNH M-158202
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Number 2 Camp, N slopes Mount Dayman, Manaeu Range, 1370 m asl, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Musser, G. G., Helgen, K. M., & Lunde, D. P. (2008). Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of two new species. American Museum Novitates, 2008(3624), 1-60.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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