Northern water rat
| Northern water rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Paraleptomys |
| Species: | P. rufilatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood, 1945 | |
| Distribution map on New Guinea. P. rufilatus is in red. | |
The northern water rat (Paraleptomys rufilatus) is an endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae found in the highlands of New Guinea.