Crab-eating rat
| Crab-eating rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Ichthyomys |
| Species: | I. hydrobates |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyomys hydrobates (Winge, 1891) | |
The crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.