Nectomys apicalis

Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys,^[2] is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforest.^[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 38–42, and it probably actually represents several distinct undescribed species.^[2]

Nectomys apicalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Nectomys
Species:	N. apicalis
Binomial name
Nectomys apicalis Peters, 1861