Neusticomys
| Neusticomys Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Ichthyomyini |
| Genus: | Neusticomys Anthony, 1921 |
| Type species | |
| Neusticomys monticolus Anthony, 1921 | |
| Species | |
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N. ferreirai | |
Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.
It contains the following six species:
- Ferreira's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys ferreirai) — Percequillo, Carmignotto & Silva, 2005
- Montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus) — Anthony, 1921
- Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi) — Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991
- Oyapock's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys oyapocki) — (Dubost & Petter, 1978)
- Peruvian fish-eating rat (Neusticomys peruviensis) — (Musser & Gardner, 1974)
- Venezuelan fish-eating rat (Neusticomys venezuelae) — (Anthony, 1929)
References
Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
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