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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
The false water rat (Xeromys myoides) lives in Australia and Papua New Guinea. [10]Once believed to be restricted to Southeast Queensland and the Northern Territory, the false water rat has subsequently been found in the central and southern parts of Queensland, North Stradbroke Island off the coast of Southeast Queensland, Melville Island, [10] and southwest Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
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 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.
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]
Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys, Amazonian mouse, [2] or common water rat [1] is a species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Brazil , Colombia , French Guiana , Guyana , Suriname , and Venezuela , where it lives in a variety of habitats including lowland tropical rainforest ...
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The northern water rat is a rodent of the genus Paraleptomys appearing on New Guinea.This species is found at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 metres (3,900–5,900 ft) in the North Coast Ranges, the mountains Mount Dafonsero (Cyclops Mountains, Indonesia), Mount Somoro (Torricelli Mountains, Papua New Guinea) and Mount Benawa (Bewani mountains, Papua New Guinea).