Ichthyomys
Sign in to saveIchthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: 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)
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
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- time period
- Holocene
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Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: 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.
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