Nectomys apicalis
Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys,[2] is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforest.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 38–42, and it probably actually represents several distinct undescribed species.[2]
| Nectomys apicalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nectomys |
| Species: | N. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectomys apicalis Peters, 1861 | |
References
- Gómez-Laverde et al., 2016
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
Literature cited
- Gómez-Laverde, M.; Rivas, B.; Weksler, M. (2016). "Nectomys apicalis (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 (errata version published in 2017): e.T136756A115212191. Retrieved 23 December 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- 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. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.