Nectomys palmipes
Nectomys palmipes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Nectomys |
Species: | N. palmipes |
Binomial name | |
Nectomys palmipes Allen and Chapman, 1893 | |
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Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys[2] or Trinidad water rat,[1] is a species of rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela.[1]
References
Literature cited
- 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. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Ochoa, J., Aguilera, M., Rivas, B. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys palmipes. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.
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