MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hydromys

Accepted taxon: Hydromys
Taxon:	Hydromys
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Murinae
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Hydromys.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Hydromys.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Semiaquatic	Aquatic, Semiaquatic	– Alonso RamÃƒÂrez, Catherine M. Pringle, Karl M. Wantzen, 2008, 'Tropical Stream Conservation', Tropical Stream Ecology, pp. 285-304, Helgen, K.M., 2005. The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys. Zootaxa., Jerry O. Wolff, R. D. Guthrie, 1985, 'Why Are Aquatic Small Mammals So Large?', Oikos, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 365

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hydromys.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Hydromys.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Hydromys.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Hydromys	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hydromys	Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hydromys	Helgen,K. M., 2005, The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys, Zootaxa	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Baiyankamys	Helgen,K. M., 2005, The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys, Zootaxa	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Hydromys	Ramirez,A., 2008, Tropical stream conservation, Tropical stream ecology.London: Academic Press (Aquatic Ecology Series)	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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