Western shrew mouse

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Western shrew mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pseudohydromys
Species:
P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Pseudohydromys occidentalis
Tate, 1951

The western shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys occidentalis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pseudohydromys occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T48266448A115400819. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T48266448A22410911.en .