Stolzmann's crab-eating rat
| Stolzmann's crab-eating rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Ichthyomys |
| Species: | I. stolzmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyomys stolzmanni Thomas, 1893 | |
Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It ist found in Ecuador and Peru. The species is believed to be nocturnal and semiaquatic, and has been found at an elevation range of 900 to 1700 m.[1] A survey in 2010 indicates that it has become a pest at local fish farms.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Pacheco, V. & Tirira, D. (2008). Ichthyomys stolzmanni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
- ↑ Walker, Matt (2011-02-02). "Rare and enigmatic fishing rat soon becomes nuisance". BBC Earth News. BBC. Retrieved 2011-02-02. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ Pacheco, Víctor; Ugarte-Núñez, Joaquín (2011). "New records of Stolzmann's fish-eating rat Ichthyomys stolzmanni (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) in Peru: a rare species becoming a nuisance". Mammalian Biology 76 (5): 657–661. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2010.10.007.
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