Musso's fish-eating rat

Musso's fish-eating rat (Daptomys mussoi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to western Venezuela,^[2] where it has been found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m. It is semiaquatic and feeds on freshwater invertebrates.^[1] This species was originally assigned to the genus Neusticomys,^[2] but it has been moved to Daptomys along with four other species.^[3]

Musso's fish-eating rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Daptomys
Species:	D. mussoi
Binomial name
Daptomys mussoi (Ochoa G. & Soriano, 1991)