Laurie's moss mouse

Laurie's moss mouse, Pseudohydromys eleanorae, is a small mouse of the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea and was first described in 2009. The head and body measure 94 to 103 millimetres and the tail 89 to 92 millimetres. The fur is short and dense, grey above and below, the upper surfaces of the legs carry small silver hairs, the whiskers are short, the eyes are small, and the brown tail ends in a white tip. It resembles Pseudohydromys murinus but has several distinguishing features. It is found between 2,740 and 3,050 metres in the Bismarck and Hagen mountain ranges of Chimbu Province.