| Northern water rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Paraleptomys |
| Species: | P. rufilatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraleptomys rufilatus Osgood, 1945
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| 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.
- ^ Dickman, C.; Helgen, K.; Wright, D (2016). "Paraleptomys rufilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16121A22419478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16121A22419478.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.