Nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus
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. rattus
Binomial name
Nectomys rattus (Pelzeln, 1883)
Synonyms
Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903 Nectomys melaniusThomas, 1910 Nectomys parvipesPetter, 1979

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Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys, Amazonian mouse, ^[2] or common water rat ^[1] 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 is mainly found in areas close to water. 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. Catzeflis et al., 2016
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Catzeflis, F.; Patton, J.L.; Percequillo, A.; Bonvicino, C.R.; Weksler, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nectomys rattus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T14474A115122209. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
• 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. 1133. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.