Short-haired water rat

The short-haired water rat (Paraleptomys wilhelmina) 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.

Short-haired water rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Paraleptomys
Species:	P. wilhelmina
Binomial name
Paraleptomys wilhelmina Tate & Archbold, 1941
Distribution map on New Guinea. P. wilhelmina is in black.

References

1. Helgen, K. (2008). "Paraleptomys wilhelmina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T16122A5392631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16122A5392631.en.

• 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. 1431. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.