Goldman's water mouse

Rheomys raptor, also known as the Goldman's water mouse or Goldman's Ichthyomyine,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[3] This mouse is semiaquatic and its carnivorous diet includes invertebrates.[1] The conservation status of the species is rated as "least concern" because of its sizable population and the presence of several protected areas within its range.[1] However, deforestation and water pollution represent potential threats.[1]

Goldman's water mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rheomys
Species:
R. raptor
Binomial name
Rheomys raptor
Goldman, 1912

Distribution and habitat

Rheomys raptor is found in Central America with sightings mainly in Costa Rica[4] but has also been seen in eastern Panama.[5] R. raptor lives in forests with a water source nearby, such as a fast-flowing stream, and inland wetlands.[6] R. raptor has been identified in Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forests at altitudes ranging from 1300-1600 meters.[1]

Parasites

Rheomys raptor is the first known species of its genus to harbor an ectoparasite, Hoplopleura janzeni.[7] H. janzeni is a newly identified species of Hoplopleura, sucking lice, that was solely discovered on a female R. raptor located at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica.[7]

References
  1. Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2016). "Rheomys raptor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19485A22354486.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Rheomys raptor". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. 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. 1166. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. Reid, Fiona A.; Langtimm, Catherine A. (1993). "Distributional and Natural History Notes for Selected Mammals from Costa Rica". The Southwestern Naturalist. 38 (3): 299–302. doi:10.2307/3671441. ISSN 0038-4909. JSTOR 3671441.
  5. Hooper, Emmet T. (1968). "Habitats and Food of Amphibious Mice of the Genus Rheomys". Journal of Mammalogy. 49 (3): 550–553. doi:10.2307/1378230. ISSN 0022-2372. JSTOR 1378230.
  6. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  7. Durden, Lance A.; Timm, Robert M. (December 2001). "Hoplopleura janzeni n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), A New Sucking Louse from a Central American Swimming Mouse". Journal of Parasitology. 87 (6): 1409–1413. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1409:HJNSPA]2.0.CO;2. hdl:1808/4494. ISSN 0022-3395.


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