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Tweedy's crab-eating rat

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Tweedy's crab-eating rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Ichthyomys
Species:
I. tweedii
Binomial name
Ichthyomys tweedii
Anthony, 1921

Tweedy's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys tweedii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in two disjointed 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.