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Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Ichthyomyini |
Genus: | Ichthyomys Thomas, 1893 |
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Ichthyomys hydrobates |
Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:
Members of the genus tend to be nocturnal and live along fast-flowing streams, where they feed on freshwater invertebrates such as crabs.