''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus 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 ...

endemic to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. It contains the following species: *

Bishop's moss mouse Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') is a species of mouse belonging to the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially t ...

(''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') *

Huon small-toothed moss mouse The huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'') is a species of mouse belonging to the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), o ...

(''Pseudohydromys carlae'') *

Laurie's moss mouse Laurie’s moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys eleanorae'') is a species of mouse belonging to the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was first described in 2009. Habitat The species is found between 2740 and 3050 m in the Bis ...

(''Pseudohydromys eleanorae'') *

One-toothed shrew mouse The one-toothed shew mouse (''Pseudohydromys ellermani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua N ...

(''Pseudohydromys ellermani'') *

Mottled-tailed shrew mouse The mottled-tailed shrew mouse (''Pseudohydromys fuscus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua ...

(''Pseudohydromys fuscus'') *

German's one-toothed moss mouse German's one-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys germani'')Reeder, D.M., Helgen, K.M. & Wilson, D.E. 2007. Global trends and biases in new mammal species discoveries. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University 269. is a species of ...

(''Pseudohydromys germani'') *

Eastern shrew mouse The eastern shew mouse (''Pseudohydromys murinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Ind ...

(''Pseudohydromys murinus'') * Musser's shrew mouse (''Pseudohydromys musseri'') *

Western shrew mouse The western shrew mouse (''Pseudohydromys occidentalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Ni ...

(''Pseudohydromys occidentalis'') *

Woolley's moss mouse Woolley's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys patriciae'') is a species of mouse endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guine ...

(''Pseudohydromys patriciae'') *

Southern small-toothed moss mouse The southern small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys pumehanae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found on the slopes of Mount Bosavi, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Pa ...

(''Pseudohydromys pumehanae'') *

White-bellied moss mouse The white-bellied moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys sandrae'') is a species of mouse endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was first described in 2009. The type specimen was an adult male found between 800 and 850 m, in Southern Highlands Province So ...

(''Pseudohydromys sandrae'') It was not until a 2009 revision that a general idea of the true taxonomic content of this genus was realized.

References

Rodent genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of New Guinea {{Murinae-stub