The one-toothed shew mouse (''Pseudohydromys ellermani'') 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 n ...
in the family
Muridae.
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 ...
, at elevations from 1,200 to 3,000 m.
It is most closely related to ''
Pseudohydromys germani
''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea.
It contains the following species:
* Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'')
* Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'')
* Lauri ...
''.
References
Pseudohydromys
Rodents of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Mammals described in 1954
Taxa named by John Edwards Hill
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Eleanor Mary Ord Laurie
Rodents of New Guinea
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