Crab-eating rat
| Crab-eating rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| 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 native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its lives near areas of rivers and swamps.
Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed across the Andes mountains of western Venezuela, Colombia and northern Ecuador. It occurs in elevations between 1000-2800 meters. It lives in mountainous regions with clouded forests near areas with rivers, streams and swamps.[1]
Conservation
[edit]While they have been classified as least concerned by the IUCN red list, their population of the crab-eating rat is decreasing due to habitat loss from deforestation, agriculture and aquaculture and from pollution of water.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Soriano, P. (2019). "Ichthyomys hydrobates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T10761A22384446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T10761A22384446.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
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