Ichthyomys hydrobates (Winge 1891)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1120

Ichthyomys hydrobates (Winge 1891)

[Habrothrix] hydrobates Winge 1891 , Vidensk. Medd. Nat. Foren. Kjobenhavn, ser. 5, 3: 20.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Mérida State, Sierra de Mérida. The holotype may have originated from the vicinity of Mérida, 1600-1700 m ( Voss, 1988).

Vernacular Names: Silver-bellied Ichthyomyine.

Synonyms: Ichthyomys nicefori Thomas 1924 ; Ichthyomys soderstromi Tate 1931 .

Distribution: Andes of W Venezuela, Colombia, and N Ecuador.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Taxonomy and distribution reviewed by Voss (1988), who retained nicefori and soderstromi as subspecies.