One-toothed shrew mouse

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One-toothed shrew mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pseudohydromys
Species:
P. ellermani
Binomial name
Pseudohydromys ellermani
(Laurie & Hill, 1954)

The one-toothed shew mouse (Pseudohydromys ellermani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, at elevations from 1,200 to 3,000 m. [1] It is most closely related to Pseudohydromys germani .

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References

  1. 1 2 Aplin, K. (2017). "Pseudohydromys ellermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T48019838A22410741. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T48019838A22410741.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 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. 1452. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.