Las Cajas water mouse

Las Cajas water mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Chibchanomys
Species: C. orcesi
Binomial name
Chibchanomys orcesi
Jenkins & Barnett, 1997

The Las Cajas water mouse (Chibchanomys orcesi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Cajas National Park in Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is the high grassland (páramo) of the park, where it lives near streams, eating small fish and large invertebrates.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gómez-Laverde, M., Anderson, R.P. & Weksler, M. (2008). Chibchanomys orcesi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Parque National Cajas", map and brochure from Etapa, Cuenca, 2009
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