Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Family Muridae Scientific name Leptomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae | |
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Lower classifications Long-footed water rat, Fly River water rat, Ernst Mayr's water rat | ||
Leptomys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island.
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