Nectomys rattus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nectomys rattus

Species Authority:

(Pelzen, 1883)

Common Name/s:

English

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Amazonian Mouse, Small-footed Bristly Mouse

Synonym/s:

Nectomys mattensis Thomas, 1903

Nectomys melanius Thomas, 1910

Nectomys parvipes Petter, 1979

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

–

Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs from east Colombia, to northwest and south Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, north and central Brazil, and perhaps lowlands of east Peru; distributional limits need specimen-based verification (Musser and Carleton, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is very common.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This rodent inhabits in lowland rainforest, streamside, cerrado, caatinga. It is tolerant to locally disturbed areas and agricultural lands (collected there in the cerrado). It is mainly restricted to areas near water. This species has been found to feed on melons in garden plots (Patton pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats at this time.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats at this time.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is found in several protected areas in its range.

Conservation Actions:

It is found in several protected areas in its range.

Bibliography [top]

	Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Citation:	Catzeflis, F., Patton J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. 2008. Nectomys rattus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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