Musso's fish-eating rat
| Musso's fish-eating rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Neusticomys |
| Species: | N. mussoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Neusticomys mussoi Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991 | |
Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to western Venezuela,[2] where it has been found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m. It is semiaquatic and feeds on freshwater invertebrates.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ochoa, J.; Soriano, P. (2008). "Neusticomys mussoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T14741A4459160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14741A4459160.en. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1135. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.