Peruvian fish-eating rat
The Peruvian fish-eating rat (Neusticomys 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]
| Peruvian fish-eating rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Neusticomys |
| Species: | N. peruviensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neusticomys peruviensis (Musser & Gardner, 1974) | |
References
- Vivar, E. & Zeballos, H. (2008). "Neusticomys peruviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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