Biology:Nectomys grandis

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Short description: Species of rodent

Magdalena-Cauca water rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Nectomys
Species:
N. grandis
Binomial name
Nectomys grandis
Thomas, 1897
Synonyms

Nectomys magdalenae Thomas, 1897

Nectomys grandis, also known as the Magdalena-Cauca water rat, is a nocturnal, semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in western and northern Colombia at altitudes from sea level to 2000 m, including the basins of the Magdalena, Cauca and Porce rivers.[1] It has two subspecies, N. g. grandis and N. g. magdalenae.[2]

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