Ernst Mayr's water rat
Species of rodent
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Ernst Mayr's water rat (Leptomys ernstmayri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, named for evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr. It is found in the Foja Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia, and in the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Ernst Mayr's water rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Leptomys |
| Species: | L. ernstmayri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptomys ernstmayri Rümmler, 1932 | |
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| Distribution map of L. ernstmayri and other species of Leptomys on New Guinea: Leptomys ernstmayri | |
