Chibchanomys Voss 1988

Chibchanomys Voss 1988, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 188: 321.

Type Species: Ichthyomys trichotis Thomas 1897

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Chibchanomys orcesi Jenkins and Barnett 1997

Species Chibchanomys trichotis (Thomas 1897)

Discussion: Ichthyomyini. Described as a species of Ichthyomys, trichotis was thereafter associated first with Rheomys (Cabrera, 1961; Tate, 1932 h) and then Anotomys (Handley, 1976) . Generic distinctiveness and phylogenetic relationships substantiated by Voss (1988); also see Jenkins and Barnett (1997). Anderson (1997) reported a single specimen of Chibchanomys species indeterminate from NW Bolivia (La Paz).