Chibchan water mouse

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]

Chibchan water mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
Binomial name
Chibchanomys trichotis (Thomas, 1897)