Nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys, Amazonian mouse,[2] or common water rat[1] 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.[1] It is mainly found in areas close to water. It was recognized as distinct only in 2000 and its limits with other Nectomys, including Nectomys apicalis and Nectomys squamipes, remain unclear.[2]

Nectomys rattus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Nectomys
Species:	N. rattus
Binomial name
Nectomys rattus (Pelzeln, 1883)
Synonyms
Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903 Nectomys melanius Thomas, 1910 Nectomys parvipes Petter, 1979

References

1. Catzeflis et al., 2016
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Catzeflis, F.; Patton, J.L.; Percequillo, A.; Bonvicino, C.R.; Weksler, M. (2016). "Nectomys rattus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14474A115122209. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
• 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. 1133. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.