Holochilus chacarius

Holochilus chacarius
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Holochilus
Species:	H. chacarius
Binomial name
Holochilus chacarius Thomas, 1906

Holochilus chacarius, also known as the Chacoan Marsh Rat^[2] or Chaco Marsh Rat,^[1] is a semiaquatic rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay within the Gran Chaco.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Weksler et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Weksler, M., Brito, D., Pardinas, U., Jayat, J.P. and Teta, P. 2008. Holochilus chacarius. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 November 2009.