Oyapock's fish-eating rat

Oyapock's fish-eating rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Neusticomys
Species: N. oyapocki
Binomial name
Neusticomys oyapocki
(Dubost & Petter, 1978)

Oyapock's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys oyapocki) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in French Guiana and Brazil.

References

  1. Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. & Patton, J. (2008). "Neusticomys oyapocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 April 2009.


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