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fish-eating rat
n. 1 A New World rat of the genus (taxlink Anotomys genus noshow=1). 2 A New World rat of the genus (taxlink Neusticomys genus noshow=1).
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Fish-eating rat
Fish-eating rat can refer to several related semiaquatic South American rodents of tribe Ichthyomyini:
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Anotomys, one species:
- Aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, or fish-eating rat (Anotomys leander)
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Neusticomys, six species:
- Ferreira's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys ferreirai)
- Montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus)
- Musso's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys mussoi)
- Oyapock's fish-eating rat (Neusticomys oyapocki)
- Peruvian fish-eating rat (Neusticomys peruviensis)
- Venezuelan fish-eating rat (Neusticomys venezuelae)