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Nectomys (water rat)
Taxonomy
Nectomys was named by Peters (1861). It is extant. Its type is Mus squamipes.
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1861 | Nectomys Peters p. 151 |
1991 | Nectomys Marshall and Sempere |
2006 | Nectomys Salles et al. p. 9 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Nectomys Peters 1861 [water rat]
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Nectomys squamipes Brants 1827 [Neotropical water rat]
Nectomys squamipes pollens Hollister 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available