Nectomys
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Nectomys Fossil range: Pleistocene - Recent |
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Nectomys apicalis |
Nectomys is a genus of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It contains the following species:
- Western Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys apicalis)
- Magdalena Nectomys (Nectomys magdalenae)
- Trinidad Water Rat (Nectomys palmipes)
- Small-footed Bristly Mouse (Nectomys rattus)
- Scaly-footed Water Rat (Nectomys squamipes)
[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.