Holochilus brasiliensis
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Holochilus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)
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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 Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
References
Literature cited
- 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
- Weksler, M., Quierolo, D., Brito, D., Pardinas, U. and Teta, P. 2008. Holochilus brasiliensis. In IUCN. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 April 2009.