Leptomys signatus
Tate & Archbold, 1938
Fly River 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
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1938-05-12. Two new Muridae from the Western Division of Papua. American Museum Novitates 982:1-2.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169837Original name as described
Leptomys signatus
Other common names
Fly River Leptomys
Type material
AMNH M-105792
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Sturt Island Camp, Fly River (n. bank), near Fairfax Islands, Western Division, Papua [New Guinea]; sea level."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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