| Nectomys squamipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nectomys |
| Species: | N. squamipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Nectomys squamipes (Brants, 1827)
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Nectomys squamipes, also known as the Atlantic Forest nectomys,[2] South American water rat,[1] or scaly-footed water rat,[3] is a semiaquatic insectivorous rodent species. It is from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay — found primarily near forest rivers and streams in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion.[1]