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Brazilian Marsh Rat

Holochilus brasiliensis
(Desmarest, 1819)
Rata Nutria Colorada
Family: Cricetidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from General Pico

Conservation status: Least Concern

Synonyms: Holochilus vulpinus.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 531390
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
12/31/2021
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 465803
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
10/01/2021
Silvia Mallet
Foto
Photography ID: 464040
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
09/28/2021
Silvia Mallet



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174713831/12/2021ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna El Descanso, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
147681701/10/2021ArgentinaLa PampaGeneral PicoSilvia Mallet
146884328/09/2021ArgentinaLa PampaHumedal, General PicoSilvia Mallet
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brazilian Marsh Rat (Holochilus brasiliensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.