Holochilus venezuelae - #1581

Venezuelan Marsh Rat
Male. Formerly as Holochilus sciureus, Amazonian Marsh Rat.
Geographic Distribution

Broad reaches of Orinoco and Amazon River basins: Venezuela (including an isolated locality in the Maracaibo Basin, NW of the Andes), Guianas, N and C Brazil, and Amazonian regions of Colombia, Ecuador, PerĂº, and Bolivia

Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Holochilus
Specific Epithet
venezuelae
Image Location
Venezuela, Guarico, Calaboza
Image Date
1983
Photographer
RD Lord