Neusticomys Anthony 1921 (fish eating rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonym: Daptomys Anthony 1929

Parent taxon: Ichthyomyini according to J. B. Packer and T. E. Lee 2007

See also Jenkins and Barnett 1997

Sister taxa: Anotomys, Chibchanomys, Ichthyomys, Rheomys

Subtaxa: Neusticomys monticolus Neusticomys venezuelae

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Neusticomys in the database

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