Colombian soft-furred spiny rat
| Colombian Soft-furred Spiny-rat | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Diplomys |
| Species: | D. caniceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplomys caniceps (Günther, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loncheres caniceps Günther, 1877 | |
The Colombian Soft-furred Spiny-rat (Diplomys caniceps), or Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny-rat, is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ Delgado, C. & Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). Diplomys caniceps. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- 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.