Holochilus sciureus

Holochilus sciureus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Holochilus
Species: H. sciureus
Binomial name
Holochilus sciureus
Wagner, 1842

Holochilus sciureus, also known as the Amazonian Marsh Rat,[2] the Common Marsh Rat,[3] or simply the Marsh Rat,[1] is a rodent species from South America. It is found close to rivers in lowland tropical rainforest in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ a b Weksler et al., 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

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