Holochilus

Holochilus is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae,^[1] sometimes called marsh rats. It contains five living species, H. brasiliensis, H. chacarius, H. nanus, H. oxe, and H. sciureus, which are widely distributed in South America east of the Andes. A fourth species from the Pleistocene of Bolivia was formerly classified as H. primigenus, but is now placed in the genus Reigomys.

Holochilus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent
Holochilus brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Oryzomyini
Genus:	Holochilus Brandt, 1835
Type species
Holochilus sciureus
Species
Holochilus brasiliensis Holochilus chacarius Holochilus nanus Holochilus oxe Holochilus sciureus