Holochilus chacarius

Holochilus chacarius
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Holochilus
Species: H. chacarius
Binomial name
Holochilus chacarius
Thomas, 1906

Holochilus chacarius, also known as the Chacoan marsh rat[2] or Chaco marsh rat,[1] is a semiaquatic rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay within the Gran Chaco.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weksler et al., 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

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