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SPECIES Ichthyomys hydrobates

Author:Winge, 1891.
Citation:Vidensk. Medd. Nat. Foren. Kjobenhavn, ser. 5, 3: 20.
Common Name:Silver-bellied Ichthyomyine
Type Locality:Venezuela, Mérida State, Sierra de Mérida. The holotype may have originated from the vicinity of Mérida, 1600-1700 m (Voss, 1988).
Distribution:Andes of W Venezuela, Colombia, and N Ecuador.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Taxonomy and distribution reviewed by Voss (1988), who retained nicefori and soderstromi as subspecies.
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Synonyms:

    nicefori Thomas, 1924
    soderstromi Tate, 1931

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