Peruvian fish-eating rat

Peruvian fish-eating rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Neusticomys
Species: N. peruviensis
Binomial name
Neusticomys peruviensis
(Musser & Gardner, 1974)

The Peruvian fish-eating rat (Neusticomys peruviensis) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in eastern Peru, where it is known from locations at elevations from 200 to 400 m.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Vivar, E. & Zeballos, H. (2008). "Neusticomys peruviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 April 2009.


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