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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.
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 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 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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Tanyuromys aphrastus, known as the long-tailed sigmodontomys, [2] Harris's rice water rat, [1] or the long-tailed rice rat, [3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known from Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador. [1] In 2012, it was reassigned to its current genus from Sigmodontomys. [4]