Neusticomys

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Neusticomys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Subtribe: Ichthyomyina
Genus: Neusticomys
Anthony, 1921
Type species
Neusticomys monticolus
Anthony, 1921
Species

N. monticolus
N. orcesi
N. vossi

Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae. [1]

The term Neusticomys derives from the two ancient greek words νευστικός (neustikós), meaning "able to swim", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat". [2] [3] N. monticolous and N. vossi primarily inhabit montante regions of west Columbia and eastern Ecuador, with the former noted to occur in the Andean Cordillera and the Occidental mountain range at elevations of 1,800-3,750 meters. The rest inhabit tropical lowland forests primarily in the northern and eastern regions of the Amazon rainforest, whereas N. peruviensis is an endemic species to Peru. [4] [5]

This genus contains the following threespecies: [6]

Distribution

Distribution of Neusticomys species
SpeciesEcosystemEndemic to
N. monticolusMontane ecosystem (at elevations of 1800–3750 meters)Northern Ecuador and western Columbia
N. vossiMontane ecosystem (at elevations of 1900–3750 meters)Southern Columbia and northern and central Ecuador

References

  1. ↑ 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  2. ↑ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN   2010035283. OCLC   461974285.
  3. ↑ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ↑ Pacheco, Victor (22 May 2020). "A revision of Neusticomys peruviensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with the description of a new subspecies". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (3): 858–871. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa011.
  5. ↑ Ochoa G., José; Soriano, Pascual (1991). "A New Species of Water Rat, Genus Neusticomys Anthony, from the Andes of Venezuela". Journal of Mammalogy. 72 (1): 97–103. doi:10.2307/1381983. JSTOR   1381983.
  6. ↑ Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Tinoco, Nicolás; Zeballos, Horacio; Brito, Jorge; Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Marín-C., David; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis; Lee, Thomas E.; Solari, Sergio; Colmenares-Pinzon, Javier; Nivelo, Carlos; Rodríguez-Herrera, Bernal; Merino, William; Medina, Cesar E.; Murillo-García, Oscar; Pardiñas, Ulyses Francisco José (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ. 11: e14319. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14319 . hdl: 2346/92763 . PMID   36655048.


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