Fish-eating rat explained

Fish-eating rat can refer to several related semiaquatic South American rodents of tribe Ichthyomyini:

• Anotomys, one species:
  • Ecuador fish-eating rat, fish-eating rat or aquatic rat (A. leander)
• Neusticomys, six species:
  • Ferreira's fish-eating rat (N. ferreirai)
  • Montane fish-eating rat (N. monticolus)
  • Musso's fish-eating rat (N. mussoi)
  • Oyapock's fish-eating rat (N. oyapocki)
  • Peruvian fish-eating rat (N. peruviensis)
  • Venezuelan fish-eating rat (N. venezuelae)