Crab-eating rat

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.

Crab-eating rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)

References

1. Soriano, P. (2019). "Ichthyomys hydrobates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10761A22384446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T10761A22384446.en. Retrieved 17 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.