Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Muridae > Hydromys

Hydromys (water rats)

Synonyms: Hydromis

Wikipedia Abstract

Hydromys is a genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Three species are endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. The fourth species, the rakali, is also found on Australia. The most recently discovered member of this genus was described in 2005.
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Species

Hydromys chrysogaster (Golden-bellied water rat) (Attributes)
Hydromys coipou
Hydromys hussoni (western water rat) (Attributes)
Hydromys neobritannicus (Beaver rat) (Attributes)
Hydromys ziegleri (Ziegler's water rat)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0