Tweedy's crab-eating rat
Tweedy's crab-eating rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Ichthyomys |
Species: | I. tweedii
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Binomial name | |
Ichthyomys tweedii , 1921
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Tweedy's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys tweedii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in two disjoint regions in western Ecuador and central Panama. The species is found near fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forest, and is known from elevations of 900 to 1700 m.[1] It is presumed that like other members of its genus, it nocturnal and semiaquatic, and feeds on freshwater invertebrates, such as crabs.[1] This rodent is threatened by habitat destruction and water pollution.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d 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 14 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ichthyomys
- Rodents of Central America
- Mammals of Ecuador
- Rodents of North America
- Mammals described in 1921
- Sigmodontinae stubs