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Musso's fish-eating rat

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Musso's fish-eating rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Neusticomys
Species:
N. mussoi
Binomial name
Neusticomys mussoi
Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991

Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to western Venezuela,[2] where it has been found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m. It is semiaquatic and feeds on freshwater invertebrates.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Soriano, P. (2018). "Neusticomys mussoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14741A22337139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14741A22337139.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. p. 1135. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.