Paraleptomys
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Paraleptomys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea
. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island.
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island.
Species
- Genus Paraleptomys
- Northern Water RatNorthern Water RatThe Northern Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.-Distribution:The northern water rat is a rodent of the genus Paraleptomys appearing on New Guinea...
(Paraleptomys rufilatus) - Short-haired Water RatShort-haired Water RatThe Short-Haired Water Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two currently undescribed species allied with this taxon.-References:...
(Paraleptomys wilhelmina)
- Northern Water Rat