Hydromys ziegleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Hydromys
Species: Hydromys ziegleri

Name

Hydromys ziegleri Helgen, 2005: 10

Holotype: BBM-NG 101683, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Bainyik (03°40'S, 143°05'E), circa 5 km south of Maprik, 700 ft (= 213 m), East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.”

References

Primary references

• Helgen, K.M. 2005. The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): The generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys. Zootaxa 913: 1–20. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

Links

• Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2016. (errata version published in 2017) IUCN: Hydromys ziegleri  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136476A115208415. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136476A22401690.en

Vernacular names

English: Ziegler's Water Rat