Nectomys magdalenae
O. Thomas, 1897
Magdalena Water Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Nectomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1897-05-01. Notes on some S.-American Muridæ. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)19(113):494-501.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267987Original name as described
Nectomys magdalenae
Other common names
Magdalena Nectomys · Magdalena-Cauca Water Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.3.17.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5a88e233-1c97-4bec-8cb9-535d126dfb6bType locality
"W. Cundinamarca, in lowlands near Magdalena R[iver]," Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
Taxonomy notes
includes grandis, which is occasionally used as the name for this species
Taxonomy notes citation
Chiquito, E. D. A. (2015). Sistemática do gênero Nectomys Peters, 1861 (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) (Doctoral dissertation, Universidade de São Paulo).
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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