Rufous soft-furred spiny rat
| Rufous soft-furred spiny-rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Diplomys |
| Species: | D. labilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplomys labilis (Bangs, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Isothrix darlingi Goldman, 1913 | |
The rufous soft-furred spiny-rat (Diplomys labilis), known as ratón espinoso meaning "spiny" or "thorny" rat in Spanish, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. In November 2015, it was spotted for the first time in Osa, Costa Rica.[2]
It is nocturnal and lives in trees, feeding on fruit and young shoots. The females give birth to one or two young, which stay with the mother for about a year before becoming mature.
References
- ↑ Delgado, C., Tirira, D., Emmons, L. & Samudio, R. (2008). Diplomys labilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ http://www.nacion.com/vivir/ambiente/Raton-espinoso-aparecio-Costa-Rica_0_1524847501.html
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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