| Ferreira's fish-eating rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Neusticomys |
| Species: | N. ferreirai |
| Binomial name | |
| Neusticomys ferreirai Percequillo, Carmignotto, & Silva, 2005 | |
Ferreira's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys ferreirai) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from primary lowland tropical rainforest.[1] It is named after 18th-century Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira.[2]
References
- 1 2 Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Neusticomys ferreirai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136236A22336660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136236A22336660.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0801893049. OCLC 270129903.
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