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Musso's fish eating rat

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Neusticomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Neusticomys mussoi

Rank
  
Species

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Rodent, Mammal, Crab‑eating rat, Ichthyomys, Cricetidae

Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to western Venezuela, where it has been found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m. It is semiaquatic and feeds on freshwater invertebrates.

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Musso's fish-eating rat Wikipedia


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