Oyapock's fish-eating rat

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Oyapock's fish-eating rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Anotomys
Species:
A. oyapocki
Binomial name
Anotomys oyapocki
(Dubost & Petter, 1978)

Oyapock's fish-eating rat, or Oyapock's aquatic rat (Anotomys oyapocki) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in French Guiana and Brazil.

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References

  1. Catzeflis, F.; Patton, J.; Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Neusticomys oyapocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T14742A22337025. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T14742A22337025.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.