Neusticomys

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Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Cricetidae		Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Subfamily Sigmodontinae

Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.

It contains the following six species:

Ferreira's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys ferreirai) — Percequillo, Carmignotto & Silva, 2005

Montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus) — Anthony, 1921

Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi) — Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991

Oyapock's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys oyapocki) — (Dubost & Petter, 1978)

Peruvian fish-eating rat (Neusticomys peruviensis) — (Musser & Gardner, 1974)

Venezuelan fish-eating rat (Neusticomys venezuelae) — (Anthony, 1929)

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