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Leptomys

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Leptomys

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Higher classification
  
Murinae

Leptomys

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.

Species

  • Leptomys arfakensis Musser, Helgen & Lunde, 2008
  • Long-footed water rat, Leptomys elegans
  • Ernst Mayr's water rat, Leptomys ernstmayri
  • Leptomys paulus Musser, Helgen & Lunde, 2008
  • Fly River water rat, Leptomys signatus
  • References

    Leptomys Wikipedia


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