Peruvian fish-eating rat
Species of rodent
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The Peruvian fish-eating rat (Daptomys peruviensis) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in eastern Peru, where it is known from locations at elevations from 200 to 400 m.[1] For a time, this species was assigned to the genus Neusticomys,[2] but it has since been returned to its original genus.[3]
| Peruvian fish-eating rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Daptomys |
| Species: | D. peruviensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Daptomys peruviensis Musser & A.L. Gardner, 1974 | |
