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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]
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 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.
Colomys goslingi - African water rat; Genus Congomys. Congomys lukolelae - Lukolela swamp rat; Congomys verschureni - Verschuren's swamp rat; Genus Conilurus. Conilurus albipes - white-footed rabbit rat (extinct) Conilurus capricornensis - Capricorn rabbit rat (extinct) Conilurus penicillatus - brush-tailed rabbit rat; Genus Coryphomys
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 ...