The New Guinean jumping mouse (''Lorentzimys nouhuysi'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

. It is found in West Papua,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

References

* Baillie, J. 1996.
Lorentzimys nouhuysi

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 19 July 2007. * Old World rats and mice Mammals of Western New Guinea Rodents of Papua New Guinea Rodents of Indonesia Mammals described in 1911 Taxa named by Fredericus Anna Jentink Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Rodents of New Guinea {{Murinae-stub