''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 n ...
in the family
Muridae endemic to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'')
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Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'')
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* ]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 (''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 (region), West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
References
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Pseudohydromys
Rodents of Papua New Gui ...
(''Pseudohydromys occidentalis'')
* Woolley's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys patriciae'') [
* Southern small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys pumehanae'') ][
* White-bellied moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys sandrae'') ][
It was not until a 2009 revision that a general idea of the true taxonomic content of this genus was realized.
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References
Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of New Guinea
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