Aquatic Rat
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| Aquatic Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Anotomys leander Thomas, 1906 |
The Aquatic Rat, Ecuador Fish-Eating Rat, or Fish-Eating Rat (Anotomys leander) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is the only species in the genus Anotomys. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Contreras, L. 1996. Anotomys leander. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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