The Guyanan spiny-rat (Proechimys hoplomyoides) is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. The species was first described by George...
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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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Nutria (redirect from Neutral rat)
Myocastoridae, Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds...
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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 Guyenne spiny-rat (Proechimys guyannensis) or Cayenne spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and...
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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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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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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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Cuvier's spiny-rat (Proechimys cuvieri) is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. Morphological characters and...
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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 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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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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Guaira spiny rat Proechimys hoplomyoides - Guyanan spiny rat Proechimys magdalenae - Magdelena spiny rat Proechimys mincae - minca spiny rat Proechimys...
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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 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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(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 hairy Atlantic spiny rat (Trinomys setosus) is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. Bonvicino, C.R.; Catzeflis, F. (2016)...
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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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O'Connell's spiny-rat (Proechimys oconnelli) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Morphological characters and...
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predators long enough for the spiny rat to escape. Unlike the tails of some species of lizards, however, the tails of spiny rats do not regenerate. Therefore...
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The dark-caped Atlantic spiny rat or Mirapitanga spiny rat (Trinomys mirapitanga), is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil. Also...
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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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The Pacific spiny rat (Proechimys decumanus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Morphological characters...
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Gardner's spiny-rat (Proechimys gardneri) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia and Brazil. Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA...
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Goeldi's spiny-rat (Proechimys goeldii) is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences...
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Simons's spiny rat (Proechimys simonsi) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was named for American scientific...
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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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The Kulina spiny-rat (Proechimys kulinae) or Javari spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil and Peru. Morphological characters and mitochondrial...
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Brazilian spiny tree rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname...
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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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