| Las Cajas water mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Neusticomys |
| Species: | N. orcesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neusticomys orcesi (Jenkins & Barnett, 1997)
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The Las Cajas water mouse (Neusticomys orcesi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Cajas National Park in Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is the high grassland (páramo) of the park, where it lives near streams, eating small fish and large invertebrates.[1] It was formerly placed in the genus Chibchanomys, but was moved to Neusticomys in 2023.[3]
- ^ a b Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Chibchanomys orcesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136775A22387119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136775A22387119.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Parque National Cajas", map and brochure from Etapa, Cuenca, 2009
- ^ Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Tinoco, Nicolás; Zeballos, Horacio; Brito, Jorge; Arenas-Viveros, Daniela; Marín-C., David; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis; Lee, Thomas E.; Solari, Sergio; Colmenares-Pinzon, Javier; Nivelo, Carlos; Rodríguez-Herrera, Bernal; Merino, William; Medina, Cesar E.; Murillo-García, Oscar; Pardiñas, Ulyses Francisco José (2023). "Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches". PeerJ. 11: e14319. doi:10.7717/peerj.14319. PMC 9841913. PMID 36655048.