Mountain water rat

Mountain water rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Baiyankamys
Species:	B. habbema
Binomial name
Baiyankamys habbema (Tate & Archbold, 1941)
Synonyms
Hydromys habbema

The mountain water rat (Baiyankamys habbema) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is rivers.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Baiyankamys habbema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T10311A22409959. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10311A22409959.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

• 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. 1332. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.