Nectomys palmipes

Nectomys palmipes
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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
Synonyms
Nectomys squamipes tatei Hershkovitz, 1948

Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys ^[2] or Trinidad water rat, ^[1] is a species of semiaquatic rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela. ^[1]

References

1. Ochoa et al., 2016
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.; Weksler, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nectomys palmipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T14473A115122088. Retrieved 17 February 2020.