Andean swamp rat
The Andean swamp rat (Neotomys ebriosus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Neotomys. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
| Andean swamp rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Neotomys Thomas, 1894 |
| Species: | N. ebriosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotomys ebriosus Thomas, 1894 | |
References
- Vargas, J., Bernal, N., Zeballos, H., Vivar, E., Patterson, B., Jayat, J.P. & Pardinas, U. 2008. Neotomys ebriosus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Neotomys ebriosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894β1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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