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Neusticomys

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Neusticomys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Neusticomys
Anthony, 1921
Type species
Neusticomys monticolus
Anthony, 1921
Species

N. ferreirai
N. monticolus
N. mussoi
N. oyapocki
N. peruviensis
N. venezuelae

Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1]

The term Neusticomys derives from the two ancient greek words νευστικός (neustikós), meaning "able to swim", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".[2][3] N. monticolous and N. vossi primarily inhabit montante regions of west Columbia and eastern Ecuador, with the former noted to occur in the Andean Cordillera and the Occidental mountain range at elevations of 1,800-3,750 meters. The rest inhabit tropical lowland forests primarily in the northern and eastern regions of the Amazon rainforest, whereas N. peruviensis is an endemic species to Peru.[4][5]

This genus contains the following seven species:[4]

Distribution

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Distribution of Neusticomys species
Species Ecosystem Endemic to
N. ferreirai Lowland tropical forests Northern Brazil
N. monticolus Montane ecosystem (at elevations of 1800–3750 meters) Northern Ecuador and western Columbia
N. mussoi Lowland tropical forests Western Venezuela
N. oyapocki Lowland tropical forests French Guinea and Brazil
N. peruviensis Lowland tropical forests Eastern Peru
N. venezuelae Lowland tropical forests Guyana and Venezuela
N. vossi Montane ecosystem (at elevations of 1900–3750 meters) Southern Columbia and northern and central Ecuador

References

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  1. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
  3. ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ^ a b Pacheco, Victor (22 May 2020). "A revision of Neusticomys peruviensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with the description of a new subspecies". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (3): 858–871. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa011.
  5. ^ Ochoa G., José; Soriano, Pascual (1991). "A New Species of Water Rat, Genus Neusticomys Anthony, from the Andes of Venezuela". Journal of Mammalogy. 72 (01): 97–103. doi:10.2307/1381983 – via JSTOR.