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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Leptomys Thomas, 1897 |
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| Distribution map of species of Leptomys on New Guinea | |
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
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Musser G.G., Helgen K.M., and Lunde D.P. 2008. Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of two new species. AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES, 3624:1-60.
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