Pseudohydromys

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae		Phylum Chordata Family Muridae Scientific name Pseudohydromys Rank Genus

Lower classifications Eastern shrew mouse, Western shrew mouse

Pseudohydromys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species:

Bishop moss mouse (Pseudohydromys berniceae)

Huon small-toothed moss mouse (Pseudohydromys carlae)

Laurie's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys eleanorae)

One-toothed shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys ellermani)

Eastern shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys murinus)

Musser's shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys musseri)

Western shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys occidentalis)

Woolley's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys patriciae)

White-bellied moss mouse (Pseudohydromys sandrae)

It wasn't until a 2009 revision that a general idea of the true taxonomic content of this genus was realized.

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