Microhydromys argenteus
K. M. Helgen, Leary, & K. P. Aplin, 2010
Southern Groove-toothed Shrew Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Microhydromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Helgen, K.M., Leary, T. and Aplin, K.P. 2010-03-04. A review of Microhydromys (Rodentia, Murinae), with description of a new species from southern New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 3676:1-22.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59598990Original name as described
Microhydromys argenteus
Type material
BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 60202
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=37468028-7712-4d0c-9ad9-3224676d1a93Type locality
"Sirinumu Dam, 550 m, Sogeri Plateau, Central Province, Papua New Guinea."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Helgen, K. M., Leary, T., & Aplin, K. P. (2010). A review of Microhydromys (Rodentia: Murinae), with description of a new species from southern New Guinea. American Museum Novitates, 3676, 1-24.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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