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South American Marsh Rats
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South American Marsh Rats

Holochilus

Holochilus is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, sometimes called marsh rats. It contains five living species, H. brasiliensis, H. chacarius, H. nanus, H. oxe, and H. sciureus, which are widely distributed in South America east of the Andes. A fourth species from the Pleistocene of Bolivia was formerly classified as H. primigenus, but is now placed in the genus Reigomys.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

web-footed marsh rat

speciesHolochilus brasiliensis

Amazonian Marsh Rat

speciesHolochilus sciureus

Chaco marsh rat

speciesHolochilus chacarius

Amazonian Marsh Rat

speciesHolochilus nanus

Brazilian Northeastern Marsh Rat

speciesHolochilus oxe

Lagiglia's Marsh Rat

speciesHolochilus lagigliai

Venezuelan Marsh Rat

speciesHolochilus venezuelae

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