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'.Mountain water rat habitats
Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls) and Wetlands (inland)
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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