Crab-eating rat
Crab-eating rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Ichthyomys |
Species: | I. hydrobates |
Binomial name | |
Ichthyomys hydrobates (Winge, 1891) | |
The crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.
References
- ↑ Soriano, P. & Tirira, D. (2008). "Ichthyomys hydrobates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1120. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.