Holochilus sciureus
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
- ^ a b Weksler et al., 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4
- 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.
- Weksler, M. Queirolo, D. & Brito, D. 2008. Holochilus sciureus. In IUCN. 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 April 2009.