Mountain water rat

Mountain water rat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Hydromys habbema

 

The Mountain water rat is listed as Near Threatened (LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the mountain water rat
A young / baby of a mountain water rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A mountain water rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.

Facts about the mountain water rat

Mountain Water Rat or Hydromys habbema is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened .

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