Ichthyomys
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| Ichthyomys | |
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| Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
