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In German, it is known as Nutria, Biberratte 'beaver rat', or Sumpfbiber 'swamp beaver'. In Italy, instead, the popular name is, as in North America and Asia, nutria, but it is also called castorino 'little beaver', by which its fur is known in Italy. In Swedish, the animal is known as sumpbäver 'marsh/swamp beaver'.
Swamp rat(s) may refer to: Animals. Swamp rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including: Andean swamp rat (Neotomys ebriosus), a cricetid; Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), a murid; Malacomys, three murid species of Africa:
The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, [2] is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia.
The Argentine swamp rat (Scapteromys aquaticus) is a semiaquatic rodent species from South America. [2] It is found in northeastern Argentina and Paraguay, where it lives in freshwater marshes and along the southern coast of the Río de la Plata estuary, as well as in woodland. [1]
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The Andean swamp rat (Neotomys ebriosus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Neotomys. It is found in Argentina, ...
Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description
Malacomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe Malacomyini. [2] [3]It contains the following three species: Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei) - Ansell, 1958