Musser's shrew mouse

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Musser's shrew mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pseudohydromys
Species:
P. musseri
Binomial name
Pseudohydromys musseri
Flannery, 1989

Musser's shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys musseri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. Helgen, K.; Wright, D (2016). "Pseudohydromys musseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T42646A22459332. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42646A22459332.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.