Ichthyomys orientalis
H. E. Anthony, 1923
Ecuadorean Crab-eating Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Ichthyomyini |
| Genus | : Ichthyomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Anthony, H.E. 1923-01-31. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 3. American Museum Novitates 55:1-14.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170547Original name as described
Ichthyomys orientalis
Type material
AMNH M-62382
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"near Rio Napo," Napo, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
split from I. stolzmanni
Taxonomy notes citation
Salazar-Bravo, J., Tinoco, N., Zeballos, H., Brito, J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Marín-C, D., ... & Pardiñas, U. F. (2023). Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches. PeerJ, 11, e14319.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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