Fish-eating rat
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Fish-eating rat can refer to several related semiaquatic South American rodents of tribe Ichthyomyini
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Ichthyomyini
Ichthyomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. The species within this tribe share the characteristic of all being fish-eating rodents.*Anotomys - Ecuadorian Fish-eating Rat*Chibchanomys - Chibchan Water Mouse...
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- Anotomys, one species:
- Aquatic Rat, Ecuador Fish-Eating Rat, or Fish-Eating RatAquatic RatThe Aquatic Rat, Ecuador Fish-Eating Rat, or Fish-Eating Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Anotomys.It is found only in Ecuador....
(Anotomys leander)
- Aquatic Rat, Ecuador Fish-Eating Rat, or Fish-Eating Rat
- NeusticomysNeusticomysNeusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Ferreira's Fish-eating Rat * Montane Fish-eating Rat...
, six species:- Ferreira's Fish-eating RatFerreira's fish-eating ratFerreira's fish-eating rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is known only from one lowland tropical rainforest location in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is named after 18th-century Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira....
(Neusticomys ferreirai) - Montane Fish-eating RatMontane Fish-eating RatThe Montane Fish-eating Rat is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is distributed throughout the Andes Mountains of western Colombia and northern Ecuador.-References:...
(Neusticomys monticolus) - Musso's Fish-eating RatMusso's Fish-eating RatMusso's Fish-eating Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Venezuela.-References:*Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
(Neusticomys mussoi) - Oyapock's Fish-eating RatOyapock's Fish-eating RatOyapock's Fish-eating Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in French Guiana and Brazil.-References:...
(Neusticomys oyapocki) - Peruvian Fish-eating RatPeruvian Fish-eating RatThe Peruvian Fish-eating Rat 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.-References:...
(Neusticomys peruviensis) - Venezuelan Fish-eating RatVenezuelan Fish-eating RatThe Venezuelan Fish-eating Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Guyana and Venezuela.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
(Neusticomys venezuelae)
- Ferreira's Fish-eating Rat