Nectomys_apicalis

<i>Nectomys apicalis</i>

Nectomys apicalis

Species of rodent

Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys,[2] is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforest.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 38–42, and it probably actually represents several distinct undescribed species.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Gómez-Laverde et al., 2016
  2. [2]
    Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

  • Gómez-Laverde, M.; Rivas, B.; Weksler, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nectomys apicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136756A115212191. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  • 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. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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