Submit your pet
Stumble this page!New Britain water rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Hydromys neobrittanicus
The New britain water rat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the New Britain water rat
A young / baby of a New Britain water rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A New Britain water rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Papua New Guinea
Facts about the New Britain water rat
No facts found
1. Hydromys, genus Hydromys -- (water rats)
Hydromys
genus Hydromys
(Source WordNet)