Marsh rat
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Marsh rat can refer to several unrelated rodents:
- BrachyuromysBrachyuromysBrachyuromys is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.It contains the following species:* Betsileo Short-tailed Rat * Gregarious Short-tailed Rat...
, two species from Madagascar; - DasymysDasymysDasymys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae.It contains the following species:* Glover Allen's Shaggy Rat * Crawford-Cabral's Shaggy Rat * Fox's Shaggy Rat...
, about ten species from Africa; - HolochilusHolochilusHolochilus is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, sometimes called marsh rats. It contains three living species, Holochilus brasiliensis, Holochilus chacarius, and Holochilus sciureus, which are widely distributed in South America east of the Andes, and a...
, four species from South America; - Marsh rice ratMarsh Rice RatThe marsh rice rat is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, from New Jersey and Kansas south to Florida and northeasternmost Tamaulipas, Mexico; its range previously extended further west and north, where it may...
(Oryzomys palustris), from southeastern North America.