Dark spiny tree-rat

Dark spiny tree-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Echimys
Species: E. saturnus
Binomial name
Echimys saturnus
Thomas, 1928

The dark spiny tree-rat (Echimys saturnus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

References

  1. Tirira, D. & Solari, S. (2008). Echimys saturnus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.


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