Southern groove-toothed moss mouse
| Southern groove-toothed moss mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Microhydromys |
| Species: | M. argenteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microhydromys argenteus Helgen, Leary, & Aplin, 2010 | |
The southern groove-toothed moss mouse (Microhydromys argenteus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Southern Papua New Guinea. As opposed to M. richardsoni, argenteus sp can be differentiated most prominently by its gray-brown pelage.