Authority citation: Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1935-05-18. Twelve apparently new forms of Muridae (other than Rattus) from the Indo-Australian Region. American Museum Novitates 803:1-9.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169857
Original name as described: Hydromys neobrittanicus
Nominal names: neobrittanicus Tate & Archbold, 1935 | neobritannicus Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954 [unjustified emendation]
Other common names: New Britain Hydromys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Hydromyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH M-99867
Type locality: "Bainings, Balayang, Wide Bay, New Britain, Solomon Islands," Papua New Guinea.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: often spelt 'neobritannicus', but the original and correct spelling is 'neobrittanicus', which is used here
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