Echimyidae is the family of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. This is the most species-rich family of hystricognath rodents. It is probably...

phylogeny indicate that hutias nest within the Neotropical spiny rats (Echimyidae). Indeed, the hutia subfamily, Capromyinae, is the sister group to Owl's...

hottest parts of Brazil. This animal is often considered a member of Echimyidae on the basis of its premolars. However, a molecular phylogeny based on...

of the family Myocastoridae, Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches...

chinchilla-rats Family Octodontidae: degus Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos Family Echimyidae: spiny rats Family Myocastoridae: nutrias Family Capromyidae: hutias Superfamily...

This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda...

heptaxodontids are not closely related to the extant hutias of the family Echimyidae. Heptaxodontids are thought to be more closely related to the chinchillas...

142:445-477. Emmons, L.H. 2005. A Revision of the Genera of Arboreal Echimyidae (Rodentia: Echimyidae, Echimyinae), With Descriptions of Two New Genera. pp. 247–310...

Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International...

"Ecomorphological diversification among South American spiny rats (Rodentia; Echimyidae): a phylogenetic and chronological approach". Molecular Phylogenetics...

Echimyidae †Heptaxodontidae Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemisia Xaymaca Octodontidae Aconaemys Octodon Octodontomys Octomys Pipanacoctomys Spalacopus...

(pacaranas and their fossil relatives, including some of megafaunal size) Echimyidae (spiny rats) Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Myocastoridae (coypu)...

Family Abrocomidae: chinchilla rats Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos Family Echimyidae: spiny rats, hutias, and nutria Family Octodontidae: octodonts Suborder...

the Myocastoridae. Recent molecular studies place them in the family Echimyidae, in the tribe Myocastorini. Kerber et al. (2013) recognize the following...

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Echimyidae Tribe: Capromyini Genus: Geocapromys Species: †G. thoracatus Binomial...

"Ecomorphological diversification among South American spiny rats (Rodentia; Echimyidae): a phylogenetic and chronological approach". Molecular Phylogenetics...

Trinomys. They are a group of South American spiny-rats in the family Echimyidae. Based on Natureserve. The species of spiny rats in the genus Trinomys...

Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except...

 ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 Emmons, L.H. 2005. A Revision of the Genera of Arboreal Echimyidae (Rodentia: Echimyidae, Echimyinae), With Descriptions of Two New Genera. pp. 247–310...

barbarabrownae is a recently discovered species of rodents of the spiny rat family Echimyidae. It was discovered in Peru, and is about the same size as a large squirrel...

cave rat (Boromys offella) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical...

armored rat (Hoplomys gymnurus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hoplomys. It is found in Latin America...

Echimyidae †Heptaxodontidae Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemisia Xaymaca Octodontidae Aconaemys Octodon Octodontomys Octomys Pipanacoctomys Spalacopus...

Family Abrocomidae: (9 species) chinchilla-rats (South America) Family Echimyidae: spiny rats (South America) Family Capromyidae: (10 species) hutias (South...

On 19 August 2018, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 4584 endangered species, subspecies, stocks and subpopulations. Diporochaeta pounamu...

erect hair reported by Oviedo (similar to the spiny rats of the family Echimyidae). He gave it the specific name voratus, meaning "devoured". The cori:...

of tree-rat found in the monotypic genus Santamartamys in the family Echimyidae. It is nocturnal and is believed to feed on plant matter, and is mainly...

Echimyidae †Heptaxodontidae Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemisia Xaymaca Octodontidae Aconaemys Octodon Octodontomys Octomys Pipanacoctomys Spalacopus...

American porcupine Family Ctenomyidae Genus Ctenomys - tuco-tuco Family Echimyidae Genus Callistomys - painted tree-rat Genus Carterodon - Owl's spiny rat...

Octodontoidea †Caviocricetus - incertae sedis †Dicolpomys - incertae sedis Echimyidae - spiny rats, coypus, and hutias †Morenella - incertae sedis Octodontidae...