Shaw Mayer's water rat
(Redirected from Hydromys shawmayeri)
| Shaw Mayer's water rat | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Baiyankamys |
| Species: | B. shawmayeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Baiyankamys shawmayeri Hinton, 1943
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydromys shawmayeri | |
Shaw Mayer's water rat (Baiyankamys shawmayeri) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.
Names
[edit | edit source]It is known as kuypep kuykuy-sek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
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