Hydromys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Three species are endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. The fourth species, the rakali, is also found on Australia. The most recently discovered member of this genus was described in 2005.
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Hydromys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Three species are endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. The fourth species, the rakali, is also found on Australia. The most recently discovered member of this genus was described in 2005.
== List of species == Genus Hydromys - water rats: Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster E. Geoffroy, 1804 Western water rat, Hydromys hussoni Musser and Piik, 1982 New Britain water rat, Hydromys neobritannicus Tate and Archbold, 1935 Ziegler's water rat, Hydromys ziegleri Helgen, 2005
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