Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ichthyomys (crab eating rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Ichthyomys was named by Thomas (1893). It is extant. It is the type genus of Ichthyomyini.

It was assigned to Ichthyomyini by Jenkins and Barnett (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ichthyomys Thomas
1997Ichthyomys Jenkins and Barnett p. 123

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribeIchthyomyiniVorontsov 1959
genusIchthyomysThomas 1893

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Ichthyomys Thomas 1893 [crab eating rat]
show all | hide all
Ichthyomys pittieri Handley and Mondolfi 1963 [Pittier's crab eating rat]
Ichthyomys tweedii Anthony 1921 [Tweedy's crab eating rat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available