Ernst Mayr's water rat (Leptomys ernstmayri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, named for evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr. It is found in the Foja Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia, and in the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Ernst Mayr's water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Leptomys |
| Species: | L. ernstmayri
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| Leptomys ernstmayri Rümmler, 1932
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| Distribution map of L. ernstmayri and other species of Leptomys on New Guinea: Leptomys ernstmayri
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References
edit- ^ Helgen, K.; Leary, T.; Wright, D (2016). "Leptomys ernstmayri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T11692A22430490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11692A22430490.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, Guy G.; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Lunde, Darrin P. (2008). "Systematic review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with descriptions of two new species". American Museum Novitates (3624): 1–60. doi:10.1206/587.1. hdl:10088/7873. S2CID 31392723.
- 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. 1351. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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