Neusticomys

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Neusticomys Fossil range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Tribe: Ichthyomyini Genus: Neusticomys Anthony, 1921
Species
Neusticomys ferreirai Neusticomys monticolus Neusticomys mussoi Neusticomys oyapocki Neusticomys peruviensis Neusticomys venezuelae

Neusticomys is a genus of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It contains the following species:

• Neusticomys ferreirai
• Montane Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys monticolus)
• Musso's Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys mussoi)
• Oyapock's Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys oyapocki)
• Peruvian Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys peruviensis)
• Venezuelan Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys venezuelae)

[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.