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Water rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including: Ucayali water rat or amphibious rat (Amphinectomys savamis), a cricetid found in Peru; European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly A. terrestris), a cricetid in north and central Europe and Russia
Genus Hydromys - water rats: Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster E. Geoffroy, 1804 [1] Western water rat, Hydromys hussoni Musser and Piik, 1982 [1] [2] New Britain water rat, Hydromys neobritannicus Tate and Archbold, 1935 [1] Ziegler's water rat, Hydromys ziegleri Helgen, 2005 [2]
The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat , though it only superficially resembles a true rat . [ 3 ] Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with ...
The rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), also known as the rabe, the "Australian Otter" or water-rat, is an Australian native rodent first scientifically described in 1804. [2] Adoption of the Ngarrindjeri name rakali is intended to foster a positive public attitude by Environment Australia.
The round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, sometimes called the Florida water rat. [2] The species is monotypic in the genus Neofiber . It is found only in the southeastern United States, where its natural habitat is swamps .
Nectomys squamipes, also known as the Atlantic Forest nectomys, [2] South American water rat, [1] or scaly-footed water rat, [3] is a semiaquatic insectivorous rodent species. It is from Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay — found primarily near forest rivers and streams in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion.
The genus is monotypic, consisting of the species Waiomys mamasae (Sulawesi water rat). [2] It is known only from Mount Gandangdewata, Mamasa Regency , West Sulawesi . References
The western water rat (Hydromys hussoni) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. [1] [2] It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.It is threatened by habitat loss however a lot is still unknown about the species and it has been classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.