Nectomys grandis
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| Species: | N. madgalenae
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| Nectomys magdalenae Thomas, 1897
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Nectomys magdalenae, also known as the Magdalena nectomys,[1] is a nocturnal, semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in northwestern Colombia at altitudes from sea level to 2000 m,[1] including near the Magdalena River (from which it takes its name).
References
Literature cited
- Delgado, C., Gómez-Laverde and Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys magdalenae. 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. (eds.). 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.