Peruvian fish-eating rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Daptomys |
Species: | D. peruviensis |
Binomial name | |
Daptomys peruviensis Musser & A.L. Gardner, 1974 |
The Peruvian fish-eating rat (Daptomys peruviensis) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in eastern Peru, where it is known from locations at elevations from 200 to 400 m. [1] For a time, this species was assigned to the genus Neusticomys , [2] but it has since been returned to its original genus. [3]