''Chibchanomys'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, a ...

.* It contains the following species: * Las Cajas water mouse (''Chibchanomys orcesi'') * Chibchan water mouse (''Chibchanomys trichotis'')

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Rodent genera Rodents of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sigmodontinae-stub