Goldman's water mouse

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Goldman's water mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rheomys
Species:
R. raptor
Binomial name
Rheomys raptor
Goldman, 1912

Rheomys raptor, also known as the Goldman's water mouse or Goldman's Ichthyomyine, [2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [3] This mouse is semiaquatic and its carnivorous diet includes invertebrates. [1] The conservation status of the species is rated as "least concern" because of its sizable population and the presence of several protected areas within its range. [1] However, deforestation and water pollution represent potential threats. [1]

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Distribution and habitat

Rheomys raptor is found in Central America with sightings mainly in Costa Rica [4] but has also been seen in eastern Panama. [5] R. raptor lives in forests with a water source nearby, such as a fast-flowing stream, and inland wetlands. [6] R. raptor has been identified in Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forests at altitudes ranging from 1300 to 1600 meters. [1]

Parasites

Rheomys raptor is the first known species of its genus to harbor an ectoparasite, Hoplopleura janzeni. [7] H. janzeni is a newly identified species of Hoplopleura, sucking lice, that was solely discovered on a female R. raptor located at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica. [7]

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