Shaw Mayer's water rat
Species of rodent
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Shaw Mayer's water rat (Baiyankamys shawmayeri) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.
| Shaw Mayer's water rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Baiyankamys |
| Species: | B. shawmayeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Baiyankamys shawmayeri Hinton, 1943 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hydromys shawmayeri | |
Names
It is known as kuypep kuykuy-sek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
