Holochilus
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Holochilus Fossil range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent |
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Holochilus brasiliensis |
Holochilus is a genus of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It contains the following species:
- Web-footed Marsh Rat (Holochilus brasiliensis)
- Chaco Marsh Rat (Holochilus chacarius)
- Wagner's Marsh Rat (Holochilus sciureus)
[edit] References
- 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.