Spiny tree-rat
| Echimys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Genus: | Echimys G. Cuvier, 1809 |
| Species | |
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Echimys chrysurus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echinomys Wagner, 1840 | |
Echimys is a genus of spiny rat.[1] Members of the genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats as they are arboreal and have pronounced spines.
Classification
The genus contains three extant species
- White-faced spiny tree-rat - Echimys chrysurus
- Dark spiny tree-rat - Echimys saturnus
- Echimys vierai
Members of the genera Callistomys, Makalata, Pattonomys, and Phyllomys were all formerly considered part of the genus Echimys.
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Echimys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1578. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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