Neusticomys

Neusticomys Temporal range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Ichthyomyini
Genus:	Neusticomys Anthony, 1921
Species
Neusticomys ferreirai Neusticomys monticolus Neusticomys mussoi Neusticomys oyapocki Neusticomys peruviensis Neusticomys venezuelae

Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic South American rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:

• Ferreira's Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys ferreirai)
• Montane Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys monticolus)
• Musso's Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys mussoi)
• Oyapock's Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys oyapocki)
• Peruvian Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys peruviensis)
• Venezuelan Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys venezuelae)

References

Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000739.