Las Cajas water mouse

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Las Cajas water mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Cricetidae
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. ^ a b Template:IUCN2008
  2. ^ "Parque National Cajas", map and brochure from Etapa, Cuenca, 2009


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