Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Neusticomys
Species: N. monticolus - N. mussoi - N. oyapocki - N. peruviensis - N. venezuelae - N. vossi
Name
Neusticomys Anthony, 1921
Type species: Neusticomys monticolus Anthony, 1921
Synonyms
Daptomys Anthony, 1929
References
Anthony, H. E. 1921. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 1. American Museum Novitates, 20: 2.
Anthony, H. E. 1929. Two genera of rodents from South America. American Museum Novitates, 383: 6.
Links
Neusticomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Neusticomys Anthony, 1921 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Fish-eating rats
Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1]
The term Neusticomys derives from the two ancient greek words νευστικός (neustikós), meaning "able to swim", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".[2][3] N. monticolous and N. vossi primarily inhabit montante regions of west Columbia and eastern Ecuador, with the former noted to occur in the Andean Cordillera and the Occidental mountain range at elevations of 1,800-3,750 meters. The rest inhabit tropical lowland forests primarily in the northern and eastern regions of the Amazon rainforest, whereas N. peruviensis is an endemic species to Peru.[4][5]
This genus contains the following seven species:[4]
Ferreira's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys ferreirai) — Percequillo, Carmignotto & Silva, 2005
Montane fish-eating rat (N. monticolus) — Anthony, 1921
Musso's fish-eating rat (N. mussoi) — Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991
Oyapock's fish-eating rat (N. oyapocki) — (Dubost & Petter, 1978)
Peruvian fish-eating rat (N. peruviensis) — (Musser & Gardner, 1974)
Venezuelan fish-eating rat (N. venezuelae) — (Anthony, 1929)
Voss' fish-eating rat (N. vossi) — (Hanson, D’Elía, Ayers, Cox, Burneo & Lee, 2015)
Distribution
Distribution of Neusticomys species
| Species | Ecosystem | Endemic to |
|---|---|---|
| N. ferreirai | Lowland tropical forests | Northern Brazil |
| N. monticolus | Montane ecosystem (at elevations of 1800–3750 meters) | Northern Ecuador and western Columbia |
| N. mussoi | Lowland tropical forests | Western Venezuela |
| N. oyapocki | Lowland tropical forests | French Guinea and Brazil |
| N. peruviensis | Lowland tropical forests | Eastern Peru |
| N. venezuelae | Lowland tropical forests | Guyana and Venezuela |
| N. vossi | Montane ecosystem (at elevations of 1900–3750 meters) | Southern Columbia and northern and central Ecuador |
References
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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
Pacheco, Victor (22 May 2020). "A revision of Neusticomys peruviensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with the description of a new subspecies". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (3): 858–871. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa011.
Ochoa G., José; Soriano, Pascual (1991). "A New Species of Water Rat, Genus Neusticomys Anthony, from the Andes of Venezuela". Journal of Mammalogy. 72 (01): 97–103. doi:10.2307/1381983 – via JSTOR.
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