Holochilus chacarius
| Holochilus chacarius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Holochilus |
| Species: | H. chacarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Holochilus chacarius Thomas, 1906 | |
Holochilus chacarius, also known as the Chacoan marsh rat[2] or Chaco marsh rat,[1] is a semiaquatic rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay within the Gran Chaco.
References
Literature cited
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Weksler, M., Brito, D., Pardinas, U., Jayat, J.P. and Teta, P. 2008. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/10218/0 Holochilus chacarius]. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 November 2009.
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