Las Cajas water mouse

The Las Cajas water mouse (Neusticomys 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] It was formerly placed in the genus Chibchanomys, but was moved to Neusticomys in 2023.^[3]

Las Cajas water mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Neusticomys
Species:	N. orcesi
Binomial name
Neusticomys orcesi (Jenkins & Barnett, 1997)