Ichthyomys
Appearance
Ichthyomys Temporal range:
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Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Ichthyomyini |
Genus: | Ichthyomys Thomas, 1893 |
Type species | |
Ichthyomys stolzmanni | |
Species | |
Ichthyomys hydrobates |
Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1] It contains the following species:
- Crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates)
- 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.[2]
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.
- ^ 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.