Armored Rat
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| Armored Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Hoplomys gymnurus (Thomas, 1897) |
The Armored Rat (Hoplomys gymnurus) is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hoplomys. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Hoplomys gymnurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
