Ichthyomyini
Tribe of rodents
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Ichthyomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. The species within this tribe share the characteristics of all being carnivorous semiaquatic rodents.
| Ichthyomyini Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent | |
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| Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Ichthyomyini Cockerell & Printz, 1914[1] |
| Genera | |
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The following genera are recognized in this tribe:[1]
- Subtribe Icthyomyina
- Chibchanomys
- Ichthyomys - crab-eating rats
- Rheomys
- Daptomys
- Neusticomys - fish-eating rats
- Subtribe Anotomyina
- Anotomys - aquatic rat