Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Family Muridae Scientific name Paraleptomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae | |
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Lower classifications Northern water rat, Short-haired water rat | ||
Paraleptomys 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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