| Underwood's water mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Rheomys |
| Species: | R. underwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheomys underwoodi Thomas, 1906 | |
Underwood's water mouse (Rheomys underwoodi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Costa Rican and western Panamanian cloud forest at altitudes from 1500 to 2000 m. This mouse lives near streams in highland forests and is semiaquatic; its carnivorous diet includes invertebrates. Although its range is small, it includes a number of protected areas, and the population appears to be sizable; the IUCN therefore rates the conservation status of the species as "least concern".
References
- ^ Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2016). "Rheomys underwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19487A22354257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19487A22354257.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 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. 1167. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rheomys underwoodi | |
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