The western water rat (Hydromys hussoni) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae.

[1][2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

It is threatened by habitat loss however a lot is still unknown about the species and it has been classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

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