Nectomys saturatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Nectomys
Species: Nectomys saturatus

Name

Nectomys saturatus Thomas, 1897: 546

• Holotype: BMNH 1897.11.7.40, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by W.F.H. Rosenberg on 19 May 1894.
• Type locality: “Ibarra, N. Ecuador, alt. 2225 metres”.

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1897. Descriptions of new bats and rodents from America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 20: 544–553.

Additional references

• Chiquito, E.A. & Percequillo, A.R. 2019. The taxonomic status of Nectomys saturatus Thomas, 1897 (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Zootaxa 4550(3): 321–339. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ecuadorean Water Rat