Biology:Nectomys palmipes

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Short description: Species of rodent

Nectomys palmipes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Nectomys
Species:
N. palmipes
Binomial name
Nectomys palmipes
Allen and Chapman, 1893
Synonyms
  • Nectomys squamipes tatei Hershkovitz, 1948

Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys[2] or Trinidad water rat,[1] is a species of semiaquatic rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ochoa et al., 2016
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited


Wikidata ☰ Q1770137 entry