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Andean swamp rat

species of rat

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ490262 ↗
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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, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

References

Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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The public source identifies “Andean swamp rat” as species of rat. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andean, swamp and species.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q490262. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2005 and 1531.

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This entry incorporates text from “Andean swamp rat” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.