Nectomys apicalis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Cricetidae Scientific name Nectomys apicalis		Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus Nectomys Rank Species
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Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys, is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforests. Its karyotype has 2n = 38-42, and it probably represents several distinct species.

Literature cited

Gómez-Laverde, M., Rivas, B. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys apicalis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.

Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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