Thomas's water mouse (''Rheomys thomasi'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Cricetidae found in
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
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Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
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Mexico at altitudes of 400 to 2700 m.
It lives near forest streams and is
semiaquatic; its carnivorous diet includes both invertebrates and small vertebrates.
The conservation status of the species is rated as "
near threatened" because of the small size of its range and the threat of degradation of its habitat, including the water quality of the streams it lives along.
References
Rheomys
Rodents of Central America
Mammals described in 1928
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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