Short description: Species of rodent
| New Britain water rat
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Conservation status
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 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Scientific classification
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Class:
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Mammalia
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| Order:
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Rodentia
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| Family:
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Muridae
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| Genus:
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Hydromys
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| Species:
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H. neobritannicus
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| Binomial name
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Hydromys neobritannicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935
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The New Britain water rat (Hydromys neobritannicus) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Hydromys neobritannicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016: e.T10313A115097202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10313A22401993.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10313/0. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1334. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001383.
Wikidata ☰ Q303992 entry
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