Chibchan water mouse
| Chibchan water mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Ichthyomyini |
| Subtribe: | Ichthyomyina |
| Genus: | Chibchanomys Voss, 1988 |
| Species: | C. trichotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chibchanomys trichotis (Thomas, 1897)
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The Chibchan water mouse (Chibchanomys trichotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are tropical cloud forests and streams at elevations from 2,500 to 2,700 m (8,200 to 8,900 ft).[1] It feeds on snails and possibly small fish.[1] It is the only currently described species in the genus Chibchanomys.[2] It is a dull gray to black rat with a pale gray venter. The rat's tail is slightly longer than its body, measuring 115 to 133 millimetres (4.5 to 5.2 inches) compared to a head-body length of 113 to 125 mm (4.4 to 4.9 in).[3]
References
- ^ a b c Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Chibchanomys trichotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T4627A22387036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4627A22387036.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ 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. PMC 9841913. PMID 36655048.
- ^ Pardiñas, Ulyses; Myers, Phil; León-Paniagua, Livia; Garza, Nicté Ordóñez; Cook, Joseph; Kryštufek, Boris; Haslauer, Rudolf; Bradley, Robert; Shenbrot, Gregory; Patton, Jim (2017). "Family Cricetidae (True Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings and New World Rats and Mice)". In Wilson, D.E.; Lacher, T.E.; Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions. p. 405. ISBN 978-84-16728-04-6.