The Guaira spiny-rat (Proechimys guairae) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. It is commonly referred to as 'casiragua'...
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Nutria (redirect from Neutral rat)
Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds...
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Tome's spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus), also known as Tomes' spiny rat or the Central American spiny rat, is a species of spiny rat distributed from...
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The painted tree-rat (Callistomys pictus) is a species of spiny rat from Brazil, restricted to north-eastern Bahia in eastern Brazil. It is the only species...
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long-tailed spiny rat (Proechimys longicaudatus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The long-tailed spiny rat is a large rat with...
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(armored rats), and both form a clade of lowland rainforest terrestrial spiny rats. On the other hand, Callistomys (painted tree-rats) is the sister group...
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The red-crested tree-rat or Santa Marta toro (Santamartamys rufodorsalis) is a species of tree-rat found in the monotypic genus Santamartamys in the family...
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The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil...
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Robert's spiny-rat (Proechimys roberti) or Para spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. This species is named after the collector Alphonso Robert...
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The short-tailed spiny-rat (Proechimys brevicauda) or Huallaga spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru...
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The broad-headed spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps) is a spiny rat species from South America. The etymology of the species name is the Latin word laticeps...
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The Colombian spiny-rat (Proechimys canicollis) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Morphological...
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Owl's spiny rat (Carterodon sulcidens) is a rodent species in the family Echimyidae found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Carterodon. Owl's...
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The tuft-tailed spiny tree rat (Lonchothrix emiliae) is a spiny rat species from Brazil south of the Amazon River, where it has been found in grassland...
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The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia; it is found primary forest in...
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The Atlantic spiny rats are all found in the genus Trinomys. They are a group of South American spiny-rats in the family Echimyidae. Based on Natureserve...
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The Napo spiny rat (Proechimys quadruplicatus) is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Morphological characters...
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The mouse-tailed Atlantic spiny-rat (Trinomys myosuros) is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil. Brito, D.; Leite, Y. & Patterson...
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The woolly-headed spiny tree-rat (Mesomys leniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Peru. The etymology of the species...
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The Magdalena spiny rat (Proechimys magdalenae) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Morphological characters and...
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The Minca spiny rat (Proechimys mincae) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Morphological characters and mitochondrial...
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The Trinidad spiny rat (Proechimys trinitatis) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and northern Venezuela...
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of the armored rat range from black to reddish brown, and has a pure white underside. They are similar in appearance to Tome's spiny-rat, but the eyes...
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The stiff-spine spiny-rat (Proechimys echinothrix) or Tefe spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil and Colombia. Morphological characters and...
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The Drab Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys dasythrix) is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. Leite, Y.; Loss, C.; Christoff, A. (2016). "Phyllomys dasythrix"...
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Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname...
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The soft-spined Atlantic spiny-rat (Trinomys dimidiatus) is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. Bonvicino, C.R.; Catzeflis...
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The Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat (Diplomys caniceps), or arboreal soft-furred spiny-rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found...
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The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northern Colombia and Venezuela....
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bamboo rat (Dactylomys boliviensis), is a species of spiny rat from South America. The Bolivian bamboo rat is one of the largest species of spiny rat, with...
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