Stolzmann's crab-eating rat

Stolzmann's crab-eating rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Ichthyomys
Species:	I. stolzmanni
Binomial name
Ichthyomys stolzmanni Thomas, 1893

Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The species is believed to be nocturnal and semiaquatic, and has been found at an elevation range of 900 to 1700 m.^[1] A survey in 2010 indicates that it is becoming a nuisance at local trout farms in the Peruvian puna.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.^[4]

References

1. Pacheco, V.; Tirira, D.G. (2019). "Ichthyomys stolzmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10763A22384676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T10763A22384676.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1120. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Pacheco, Víctor; Ugarte-Núñez, Joaquín (2011). "New records of Stolzmann's fish-eating rat Ichthyomys stolzmanni (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) in Peru: a rare species becoming a nuisance". Mammalian Biology. 76 (5): 657–661. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2010.10.007.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus stolzmanni, p. 255).