Nectomys palmipes

Nectomys palmipes
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Nectomys
Species:	N. palmipes
Binomial name
Nectomys palmipes Allen and Chapman, 1893
Synonyms
Nectomys squamipes tatei Hershkovitz, 1948

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

References

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

Literature cited

• Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000729. 
• Ochoa, J., Aguilera, M., Rivas, B. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys palmipes. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.