Ichthyomys

Ichthyomys
	Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Subtribe:	Ichthyomyina
Genus:	Ichthyomys ; Thomas, 1893
Type species
	Ichthyomys stolzmanni ;
Species
	Ichthyomys hydrobates ; Ichthyomys orientalis ; Ichthyomys pinei ; Ichthyomys pittieri ; Ichthyomys stolzmanni ; Ichthyomys tweedii

Last updated February 17, 2025

Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic Neotropical rodents in the family Cricetidae.^[1] It contains the following species:^[2]

Crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates)
Ecuadorean crab-eating rat (I. orientalis)
Pine's crab-eating rat (I. pinei)
Pittier's crab-eating rat (I. pittieri)
Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (I. stolzmanni)
Tweedy's crab-eating rat (I. tweedii)

Members of the genus tend to be nocturnal and live along fast-flowing streams, where they feed on freshwater invertebrates such as crabs.^[3]

References

↑ 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.
↑ Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Tinoco, Nicolás; Zeballos, Horacio; Brito, Jorge; Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Marín-C., David; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis; Lee, Thomas E.; Solari, Sergio; Colmenares-Pinzon, Javier; Nivelo, Carlos; Rodríguez-Herrera, Bernal; Merino, William; Medina, Cesar E.; Murillo-García, Oscar; Pardiñas, Ulyses Francisco José (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ. 11: e14319. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14319 . hdl: 2346/92763 . PMID 36655048.
↑ 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 16 November 2021.

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[MSW3-1] 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.

[2] Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Tinoco, Nicolás; Zeballos, Horacio; Brito, Jorge; Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Marín-C., David; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis; Lee, Thomas E.; Solari, Sergio; Colmenares-Pinzon, Javier; Nivelo, Carlos; Rodríguez-Herrera, Bernal; Merino, William; Medina, Cesar E.; Murillo-García, Oscar; Pardiñas, Ulyses Francisco José (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ. 11: e14319. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14319 . hdl: 2346/92763 . PMID 36655048.

[iucn-3] 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 16 November 2021.

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