| Las Cajas water mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Chibchanomys |
| Species: | C. orcesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chibchanomys orcesi Jenkins & Barnett, 1997 | |
The Las Cajas water mouse (Chibchanomys 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]
References
- 1 2 Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Chibchanomys orcesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136775A22387119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136775A22387119.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Parque National Cajas", map and brochure from Etapa, Cuenca, 2009
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