Nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Nectomys
Species:	N. rattus
Binomial name
Nectomys rattus (Pelzeln, 1883)
Synonyms
Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903 Nectomys melanius Thomas, 1910 Nectomys parvipes Petter, 1979

Nectomys rattus, also known as the Amazonian Nectomys,^[2] 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 was recognized as distinct only in 2000 and its limits with other Nectomys, including Nectomys apicalis and Nectomys squamipes, remain unclear.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Catzeflis et al., 2009
2. ^ ^{a b} Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

• Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys rattus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.
• 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. 1133. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000730.