Ichthyomys
| Ichthyomys | |
|---|---|
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| Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Subtribe: | Ichthyomyina |
| Genus: | Ichthyomys Thomas, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Ichthyomys stolzmanni | |
| Species | |
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Ichthyomys hydrobates | |
Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1] It contains the following species:[2]
- Crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates)
- Ecuadorean crab-eating rat (I. orientalis)
- Pine's crab-eating rat (I. pinei)
- Pittier's crab-eating rat (I. pittieri)
- Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni)
- Tweedy's crab-eating rat (I. tweedii)
Members of the genus tend to be nocturnal and live along fast-flowing streams, where they feed on freshwater invertebrates such as crabs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1120. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Tinoco, Nicolás; Zeballos, Horacio; Brito, Jorge; Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Marín-C., David; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis; Lee, Thomas E.; Solari, Sergio; Colmenares-Pinzon, Javier; Nivelo, Carlos; Rodríguez-Herrera, Bernal; Merino, William; Medina, Cesar E.; Murillo-García, Oscar; Pardiñas, Ulyses Francisco José (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ. 11: e14319. doi:10.7717/peerj.14319. hdl:2346/92763. PMID 36655048.
- ^ Boada, C.; Pino, J.; Tirira, D.G. (2019). "Ichthyomys tweedii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10764A22384770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T10764A22384770.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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