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title: "Płetwoszczurek brazylijski"
description: "Holochilus brasiliensis — Ssaki. Holochilus brasiliensis, also known as the Brazilian marsh rat or web-footed marsh rat, is a species of semiaquatic rodent from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/web-footed-marsh-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Płetwoszczurek brazylijski

> Holochilus brasiliensis — Ssaki. Holochilus brasiliensis, also known as the Brazilian marsh rat or web-footed marsh rat, is a species of semiaquatic rodent from South America.

- Scientific name: *Holochilus brasiliensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 53
- Wikidata: [Q1762363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762363)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45009](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45009)

## Names

- en: Web-footed marsh rat
- de: Echte Sumpfratte
- es: Rata Colorada
- pl: Płetwoszczurek brazylijski

## Countries with the most observations

AR (25), BR (7), UY (6)

## Summary

Holochilus brasiliensis, also known as the Brazilian marsh rat or web-footed marsh rat, is a species of semiaquatic rodent from South America. It is found in northeastern Argentina, southern and eastern Brazil and in eastern Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holochilus_brasiliensis

## Photo

![Płetwoszczurek brazylijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/web-footed-marsh-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gustavo Puente · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239289528

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/web-footed-marsh-rat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).