''Paraleptomys'' is a genus of rodent from
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of
murine rodents to colonize the island. Members of the genus are similar to those in ''
Leptomys'' but differ in that they do not have elongated hind feet or a third molar. Little is known of the two species' biology.
Species
*Genus ''Paraleptomys''
**
Northern water rat (''Paraleptomys rufilatus'') - Found in the Cyclops mountains of north-central New Guinea
**
Short-haired water rat (''Paraleptomys wilhelmina'') - found in western and central New Guinea
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate
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