New Guinea waterside rat

The New Guinea waterside rat (Parahydromys asper) is the only species in the genus Parahydromys. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning its ancestors were part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. It is commonly called the "Guinea rat".

New Guinea waterside rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Parahydromys Poche, 1906
Species:	P. asper
Binomial name
Parahydromys asper (Thomas, 1906)
Distribution map on New Guinea

Names

It is known as godmg or nyabap in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.^[2]