| Pittier's Crab-eating Rat | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Venezuela |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Ichthyomys |
| Species | Ichthyomys pittieri |
| Conservation Status | |
 Vulnerable | |
The Pittier's crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys pittieri), is a new species of crab-eating rat in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. The natural habitats of this species are rivers and swamps. Its karyotype has 2n = 92 and FNa = 98. This is notable for being the highest chromosome number known for a mammal.