Aquatic rat
| Aquatic rat Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Tribe: | Ichthyomyini |
| Genus: | Anotomys Thomas, 1906 |
| Species: | A. leander |
| Binomial name | |
| Anotomys leander Thomas, 1906 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rheomys leander | |
The aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, or fish-eating rat (Anotomys leander) is a South American species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is the only species in the genus Anotomys. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its karyotype has been reported to have 2n = 92,[2] but this number apparently actually came from a specimen of Ichthyomys pittieri.[3]
References
- ↑ Tirira, D. & Boada, C. (2008). Anotomys leander. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1102. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Schmid, M.; Fernández-Badillo, A.; Feichtinger, W.; Steinlein, C.; Roman, J. I. (1988). "On the highest chromosome number in mammals". Cytogenetic and Genome Research 49 (4): 305–8. doi:10.1159/000132683. PMID 3073914.