Nectomys Peters 1861 (water rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006

See also Marshall and Sempere 1991

Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys

Subtaxa: Nectomys squamipes

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Type: Mus squamipes

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (1), Brazil (1), Peru (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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