Nectomys Peters 1861 (water rat)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 97133
Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Bensonomys, Chelemys, Chukimys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Holochilus, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Olympicomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Pseudoryzomys, Reithrodontomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Sigmodontini, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini
Subtaxa: Nectomys squamipes
Type: Mus squamipes
Ecology: amphibious insectivore