Nectomys Peters 1861 (water rat)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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