Nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Nectomys
Species: N. rattus
Binomial name
Nectomys rattus
(Pelzeln, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903
  • Nectomys melanius Thomas, 1910
  • Nectomys parvipes Petter, 1979

Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys or Amazonian mouse,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it lives in a variety of habitats including lowland tropical rainforest, cerrado and caatinga.[1] It was recognized as distinct only in 2000 and its limits with other Nectomys, including Nectomys apicalis and Nectomys squamipes, remain unclear.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Catzeflis et al., 2009
  2. 1 2 Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

  • Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys rattus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1133. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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