The short-haired water rat (Paraleptomys wilhelmina) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two currently undescribed species allied with this taxon.
| Short-haired water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Paraleptomys |
| Species: | P. wilhelmina
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraleptomys wilhelmina Tate & Archbold, 1941
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| Distribution map on New Guinea. P. wilhelmina is in black. | |
References
edit- ^ Helgen, K. (2008). "Paraleptomys wilhelmina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T16122A5392631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16122A5392631.en.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1431. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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