Authority citation: Pelzeln, A. von. 1883. Brasilische Säugethiere. Resultate von Johann Natterer's Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 33(Suppl.):1-140.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423301
Original name as described: Hesperomys Rattus
Nominal names: rattus (von Pelzeln, 1883) | mattensis O. Thomas, 1904 | melanius O. Thomas, 1910 | pollens Hollister, 1914 | amazonicus Hershkovitz, 1944 | tarrensis Hershkovitz, 1948 | parvipes F. Petter, 1979
Other common names: Amazonian Nectomys|Common Water Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Oryzomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: NMW 471
Type locality: "Marabitanas," right bank of the upper Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Colombia (COL) | Venezuela (VEN) | Guyana (GUY) | Suriname (SUR) | French Guiana (GUF) | Brazil (BRA) | Peru (PER) | Paraguay (PRY)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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