Nectomys Peters 1861 (water rat)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Bensonomys, Chelemys, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Holochilus, Ichthyomyini, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Reithrodontomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Sigmodontini, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini
Subtaxa: Nectomys squamipes
Type: Mus squamipes
Ecology: amphibious herbivore