Pseudohydromys murinus Rümmler 1934

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1452

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scientific name	Pseudohydromys murinus Rümmler 1934
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Pseudohydromys murinus Rümmler 1934 , Z. Saugetierk., 9: 48.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Wau area, Mt. Missim, 7000 ft (2135 m).

Vernacular Names: Eastern New Guinea Shrew Mouse.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea; known only from several localities around the Wau area in the east and the vicinity of Mt. Wilhelm in the west ( Laurie, 1952; Flannery, 1995 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: The scanty information available for distribution, ecology, and diet is summarized by Flannery (1995 a).