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Lundomys
Sign in to saveLundomys molitor, also known as '''Lund's amphibious rat or the greater marsh rat''', is a semiaquatic rat species from southeastern South America.
Species
Lund’s Amphibious Rat
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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- Sigmodontinae
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Lundomys molitor, also known as '''Lund's amphibious rat or the greater marsh rat', is a semiaquatic rat species from southeastern South America.
Its distribution is now restricted to Uruguay and nearby Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, but it previously ranged northward into Minas Gerais, Brazil, and southward into eastern Argentina. The Argentine form may have been distinct from the living form from Brazil and Uruguay. L. molitor is a large rodent, with the head and body length averaging , characterized by a long tail, large hindfeet, and long and dense fur. It builds nests above the water, supported by reeds, and it is not currently threatened.
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