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Stumble this page!Harris's rice water rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Sigmodontomys aphrastus
The Harris's rice water rat is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Harris
A young / baby of a Harris is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Harris group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Costa Rica
Facts about the Harris's rice water rat
Harris's Rice Water Rat or Sigmodontomys aphrastus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to B1+2c. (Full text)