Ichthyomys
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Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Ichthyomys
Thomas, 1893
Species

Ichthyomys hydrobates
Ichthyomys pittieri
Ichthyomys stolzmanni
Ichthyomys tweedii

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.


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