Stumble this page!Ecuador fish-eating rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Anotomys leander
The Aquatic rat, ecuador fish-eating rat, fish-eating rat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Ecuador fisheating rat
A young / baby of a Ecuador fisheating rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Ecuador fisheating rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
EcuadorHabitats
Grassland, Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls), Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the Ecuador fish-eating rat
Fish-Eating Rat or Anotomys leander is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B1+2c. (Full text)
1. Ecuador -- (a republic in western South America; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)Ecuador
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