Holochilus brasiliensis
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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: | Holochilus |
| Species: | H. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Holochilus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)
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| 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 Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Description
This is a medium sized species compared with other members of the genus; the head-and-body length is between 167 and 211 mm (6.6 and 8.3 in) and the tail length is between 183 and 214 mm (7.2 and 8.4 in). The fur is luxurious and dense. The dorsal colour is cinnamon, the flanks are a brighter orange and the underparts a paler orange, apart from a white throat and chest and some white in the unguinal area.[3]
References
- ^ a b Weksler et al., 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F.J.; D’Elía, Guillermo (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 326–329. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6.
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.
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