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Leptomys
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Leptomys

Leptomys is a genus of rodent from New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Fly River Water Rat

speciesLeptomys signatus

Long-footed Water Rat

speciesLeptomys elegans

Ernst Mayr's Water Rat

speciesLeptomys ernstmayri

Arfak Mountain Leptomys

speciesLeptomys arfakensis

Small Leptomys

speciesLeptomys paulus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45233.