Nectomys apicalis
Species of rodent
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Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys,[2] is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforest.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 38–42, and it probably actually represents several distinct undescribed species.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nectomys |
| Species: | N. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectomys apicalis Peters, 1861 | |
