Ichthyomyini

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title: "Ichthyomyini" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ichthyomyini", "mammal-tribes"] description: "Tribe of rodents" topic_path: "general/ichthyomyini" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyomyini" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Tribe of rodents ::

| image = IcthyomysStolzmanniSmit.jpg | image_caption = Stolzmann's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) | fossil_range = Pleistocene - Recent | taxon = Ichthyomyini | authority = Cockerell & Printz, 1914 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = {{linked specieslist |Anotomys|Thomas, 1906 |Chibchanomys|Voss, 1988 |Ichthyomys|Thomas, 1893 |Rheomys|Thomas, 1906 |Neusticomys|Anthony, 1921 |Daptomys|Anthony, 1926 Ichthyomyini is a tribe of New World rats and mice in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. The species within this tribe share the characteristics of all being carnivorous semiaquatic rodents.

The following genera are recognized in this tribe:

• Subtribe Icthyomyina
  • Chibchanomys
  • Ichthyomys - crab-eating rats
  • Rheomys
  • Daptomys
  • Neusticomys - fish-eating rats
• Subtribe Anotomyina
  • Anotomys - aquatic rat

References

References

1. (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ.

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