Trinidad_water_rat

<i>Nectomys palmipes</i>

Nectomys palmipes

Species of rodent

Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys[2] or Trinidad water rat,[1] is a species of semiaquatic rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ochoa et al., 2016
  2. [2]
    Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

  • 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.
  • Ochoa, J.; Aguilera, M.; Rivas, B.; Weksler, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nectomys palmipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14473A115122088. Retrieved 17 February 2020.


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