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Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Ichthyomys hydrobates
The Crab-eating rat is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the crabeating rat
A young / baby of a crabeating rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A crabeating rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls) and Wetlands (inland)
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