Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1189 1531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Pseudohydromys murinus Rümmler 1934 Pseudohydromys murinus Rümmler 1934 , Z. Saugetierk., 9: 48 . Type Locality: Papua New Guinea , Morobe Province , Wau area, Mt. Missim, 7000 ft ( 2135 m ). Vernacular Names: Eastern New Guinea Shrew Mouse . Distribution: Papua New Guinea ; known only from several localities around the Wau area in the east and the vicinity of Mt. Wilhelm in the west ( Laurie, 1952 ; Flannery, 1995 a ). Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered. Discussion: The scanty information available for distribution, ecology, and diet is summarized by Flannery (1995 a ).