Atlantic bamboo rat
| Atlantic bamboo rat Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dactylomyinae |
| Genus: | Kannabateomys Jentink, 1891 |
| Species: | K. amblyonyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Kannabateomys amblyonyx Wagner, 1845 | |
| Subspecies | |
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K. a. amblyonyx Wagner, 1845 | |
The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Kannabateomys.[2]
References
- ↑ Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Kannabateomys amblyonyx. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ Woods, C. A.; Kilpatrick, C. W. (2005). "Genus Kannabateomys". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.