Las Cajas water mouse | |
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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.