Las Cajas Ichthyomyine
Chibchanomys orcesi
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
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. Its natural habitat is the high grassland (páramo) of the park, where it lives near streams, eating small fish and large invertebrates.
Chibchanomys est un genre qui regroupe deux espèces de rongeurs d'Amérique du Sud. Liste des espèces Selon Mammal Species of the World (version 3, 2005) (24 mars 2016) : Chibchanomys orcesi Chibchanomys trichotis Voir aussi Bibliographie Voss, 1988 : Systematics and ecology of ichthyomyine rodents (Muroidea): patterns of morphological evolution in a small adaptive radiation. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, vol.
El ratón de agua de Cajas (Chibchanomys orcesi) es un roedor semiacuático de la familia Cricetidae, que se encuentra únicamente en Ecuador, en el parque nacional Cajas, provincia de Azuay, entre los 3. 100 y 3. 700 m s.
Distribution
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