Western water rat

The western water rat (Hydromys hussoni) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[1][2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss however a lot is still unknown about the species and it has been classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Western water rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Hydromys
Species:	H. hussoni
Binomial name
Hydromys hussoni Musser & Piik, 1982