Biology:Crab-eating rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Crab-eating rat
Ichthyomys hydrobates soderstromi Smit.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
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 found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q306200 entry