Southern groove-toothed moss mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Microhydromys |
Species: | M. argenteus |
Binomial name | |
Microhydromys argenteus Helgen, Leary, & Aplin, 2010 |
The southern groove toothed moss-mouse (Microhydromys argenteus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Southern Papua New Guinea. As opposed to M. richardsoni, argenteus sp can be differentiated most prominently by its gray-brown pelage.