Holochilus brasiliensis

Holochilus brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Holochilus
Species:
H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Holochilus brasiliensis
(Desmarest, 1819)
Holochilus brasiliensis range map

Holochilus brasiliensis, also known as the Brazilian marsh rat[2] or web-footed marsh rat,[1] is a species of semiaquatic rodent from South America. It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern and eastern Brazil and in eastern Uruguay.

  1. ^ a b Weksler, M.; Queirolo, D.; Brito, D.; Pardinas, U.; Teta, P. (2016). "Holochilus brasiliensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0