Fly river water rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Leptomys signatus
The Fly river water rat is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the fly river water rat
A young / baby of a fly river water rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A fly river water rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Papua New Guinea
Facts about the fly river water rat
The Fly River leptomys (Leptomys signatus) is considered critically endangered, whereas the dusky pademelon (Thylogale bruinii) and Fly River trumpet-eared bat (Kerivoula muscina) are considered vulnerable (IUCN 2000). (Full text)
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