Crab-eating rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Crab-eating rat Ichthyomys hydrobates Least concern

Where the crab-eating rat lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 8 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Ichthyomys hydrobates
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Is the crab-eating rat endangered?

The crab-eating rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crab-eating rat?

The crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Ichthyomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crab-eating rat

The crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys hydrobates) is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its lives near areas of rivers and swamps.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crab-eating rat (revision 1329133237), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306200 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).