Bishop's moss mouse

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Bishop's moss mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pseudohydromys
Species:
P. berniceae
Binomial name
Pseudohydromys berniceae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009 [2]

Bishop's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys berniceae) is a species of mouse belonging to the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Engelbrektsson, P. (2016). "Pseudohydromys berniceae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T45958680A45973106. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T45958680A45973106.en .
  2. 1 2 Helgen, Kristofer M; Helgen, Lauren E (2009). "Chapter 8. Biodiversity and Biogeography of the Moss-mice of New Guinea: A Taxonomic Revision of Pseudohydromys (Muridae: Murinae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 331: 230–313. doi: 10.1206/582-8.1 .