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)
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Ichthyomys is referenced by 380 other articles, and connects out to Sigmodontinae, Gerbillinae and Arvicolinae.
It is catalogued under topics including Ichthyomys, Rodent genera and Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
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- IcthyomysStolzmanniSmit.jpg
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- Ichthyomys
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- Ichthyomys
- topic's main category
- Category:Ichthyomys
- 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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