| the taxonomic status of nectomys saturatus thomas, 1897 (cricetidae: sigmodontinae). | nectomys (sigmodontinae, oryzomyini) is currently composed by five species: nectomys apicalis, n. magdalenae, n. palmipes, n. rattus, and n. squamipes. these rodents have strong morphologic adaptations to semiaquatic habit and inhabit forests along river and streams in almost the entire south american continent. although nectomys is not a very speciose genus, 23 nominal taxa are associated with this group. among these names is nectomys saturatus, described in 1897 and currently allocated as syno ... | 2019 | 30790848 |