Tweedy's crab-eating rat

Tweedy's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys tweedii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] It is found in two disjointed regions in western Ecuador and central Panama. The species is found near fast-flowing streams in primary and secondary forest, and is known from elevations of 900 to 1700 m.^[1] It is presumed that like other members of its genus, it nocturnal and semiaquatic, and feeds on freshwater invertebrates, such as crabs.^[1] This rodent is threatened by habitat destruction and water pollution.^[1]

Tweedy's crab-eating rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Ichthyomys
Species:	I. tweedii
Binomial name
Ichthyomys tweedii Anthony, 1921