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Western New Guinea Shrew Mouse

Pseudohydromys occidentalis

Pseudohydromys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: Bishop's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys berniceae) Huon small-toothed moss mouse (Pseudohydromys carlae) Laurie's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys eleanorae) One-toothed shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys ellermani) Mottled-tailed shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys f…

Overview

Pseudohydromys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea.
It contains the following species:

Bishop's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys berniceae)
Huon small-toothed moss mouse (Pseudohydromys carlae)
Laurie's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys eleanorae)
One-toothed shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys ellermani)
Mottled-tailed shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys fuscus)
German's one-toothed moss mouse (Pseudohydromys germani)
Eastern shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys murinus)
Musser's shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys musseri)
Western shrew mouse (Pseudohydromys occidentalis)
Woolley's moss mouse (Pseudohydromys patriciae)
Southern small-toothed moss mouse (Pseudohydromys pumehanae)
White-bellied moss mouse (Pseudohydromys sandrae)
It was not until a 2009 revision that a general idea of the true taxonomic content of this genus was realized.

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Pseudohydromys Wikipedia

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