Crab-eating rat

The crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.

Crab-eating rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Ichthyomys
Species:	I. hydrobates
Binomial name
Ichthyomys hydrobates (Winge, 1891)