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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Nectomys |
Species: |
N. rattus
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Binomial name | |
Nectomys rattus (Pelzeln, 1883) | |
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Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys, Amazonian mouse,[2]orcommon 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]
Species of tribe Oryzomyini (rice rats)
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Aegialomys |
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†Agathaeromys |
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Amphinectomys |
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†Carletonomys |
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Cerradomys |
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Drymoreomys |
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Eremoryzomys |
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Euryoryzomys |
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Handleyomys |
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Holochilus |
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Hylaeamys |
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Lundomys |
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†Megalomys |
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Melanomys |
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Microakodontomys |
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Microryzomys |
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Mindomys |
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Neacomys |
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Nectomys |
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Nephelomys |
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Nesoryzomys |
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†Noronhomys |
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Oecomys |
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Oligoryzomys |
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Oreoryzomys |
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Oryzomys |
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†Pennatomys |
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Pseudoryzomys |
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†Reigomys |
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Scolomys |
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Sigmodontomys |
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Sooretamys |
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Transandinomys |
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Zygodontomys |
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Incertae sedis |
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Nectomys rattus |
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