Biology:Thomas's water mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Thomas's water mouse
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rheomys
Species:
R. thomasi
Binomial name
Rheomys thomasi
Dickey, 1928

Thomas's water mouse (Rheomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae[2] found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico at altitudes of 400 to 2700 m.[1] It lives near forest streams and is semiaquatic; its carnivorous diet includes both invertebrates and small vertebrates.[1] The conservation status of the species is rated as "near threatened" because of the small size of its range and the threat of degradation of its habitat, including the water quality of the streams it lives along.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1761178 entry