| Western water rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Hydromys |
| Species: | H. hussoni |
| Binomial name | |
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Hydromys hussoni Musser & Piik, 1982 |
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The western water rat (Hydromys hussoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.