Scapteromys aquaticus

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida 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
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Scapteromys
Species: Scapteromys aquaticus

Name

• Scapteromys aquaticus Thomas, 1920: 477

Holotype: BMNH 17.6.1.6, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Isla Ella, in the delta of the Rio Parana, at the top of the La Plata Estuary”; according to Pardiñas et al. (2007: 402) “Isla Ella is a small island (ca. 1 km2) surrounded by the streams Espera and Esperita (34°22′S, 58°38′W, Primera Sección Delta del Paraná, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina).”

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1920. New species of Reithrodon, Abrocoma, and Scapteromys from Argentina. A. A further collection from Sr. Budin [pp. 473–477]. B. The Scapteromys of the Parana Delta [pp. 477–478]. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 9 5: 473–478.

Additional references

• Bonvicino, C.R., Fernandes, F.A., Viana, M.C., Teixeira, B.R. & D’Andrea, P.S. 2013. Scapteromys aquaticus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in Brazil with comments on karyotype and phylogenetics relationships. Zoologia 30(2): 242–247. DOI: 0.1590/S1984-46702013000200016

Links

• Scapteromys aquaticus 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.
• IUCN: Scapteromys aquaticus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Argentine Swamp Rat