BPBM 103263Vertebrate Zoology
Leptomys signatus
Fly River Water Rat
As recorded: Leptomys signatus Tate & Archbold, 1938
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Muridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Mt. Bosavi, NNW slopes
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -6.5508, 142.8211
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Leptomys signatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2003-07-31.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptomys signatus. BPBM 103263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93653717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/103263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93653717 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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