Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad nectomys[2] or Trinidad water rat,[1] is a species of semiaquatic rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela.[1]
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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. palmipes
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| Nectomys palmipes Allen and Chapman, 1893
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References
editLiterature cited
edit- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1132. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Ochoa, J.; Aguilera, M.; Rivas, B.; Weksler, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nectomys palmipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14473A115122088. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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