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Nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Nectomys
Species: N. rattus
Binomial name
Nectomys rattus
(Pelzeln, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903
  • Nectomys melanius Thomas, 1910
  • Nectomys parvipes Petter, 1979

Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys or Amazonian mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it lives in a variety of habitats including lowland tropical rainforest, cerrado and caatinga. It was recognized as distinct only in 2000 and its limits with other Nectomys, including Nectomys apicalis and Nectomys squamipes, remain unclear.



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