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Thomas's water mouse

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Thomas's water mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rheomys
Species:
R. thomasi
Binomial name
Rheomys thomasi
Dickey, 1928

Thomas's water mouse (Rheomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae[2] found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico at altitudes of 400 to 2700 m.[1] It lives near forest streams and is semiaquatic; its carnivorous diet includes both invertebrates and small vertebrates.[1] The conservation status of the species is rated as "near threatened" because of the small size of its range and the threat of degradation of its habitat, including the water quality of the streams it lives along.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L.; Cuarón, A.D. (2019). "Rheomys thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19486A22354361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19486A22354361.en. Retrieved 14 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. 1167. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.