Scapteromys tumidus Waterhouse 1837

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1172

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/079AB1E1-9F22-0992-2452-F83A2D094D35
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Scapteromys tumidus Waterhouse 1837
status

Treatment

Scapteromys tumidus Waterhouse 1837 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 15.

Type Locality: Uruguay, Maldonado Dept., Maldonado.

Vernacular Names: Uruguay Swamp Rat.

Distribution: Southernmost Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Distribution and morphological identity reviewed by Massoia and Fornes (1964) and Hershkovitz (1966 c), including aquaticus . Review of museum specimens indicates that only a single species, S. tumidus , is present in Uruguay (González, 1994). Also see remarks under S. aquaticus .