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Chibchanomys orcesi

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. Its natural habitat is the high grassland (páramo) of the park, where it lives near streams, eating small fish and large invertebrates.



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