Fly River Water Rat | |
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Information | |
Range | Papua New Guinea |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Rodentia |
Family | Muridae |
Genus | Leptomys |
Species | Leptomys signatus |
Conservation Status | |
Critically Endangered |
The Fly river water rat (Leptomys signatus), is a species of murids in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.