Punaré
| Punaré | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumysopinae |
| Genus: | Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Nelomys apereoides Lund, 1839 | |
| Species | |
|
Thrichomys apereoides | |
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The punaré are all found in the genus Thrichomys. They are South American rodents in the family Echimyidae.[1] It contains three species, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. They are as follows:
- Common punaré (Thrichomys apereoides)
- Highlands punaré (Thrichomys inermis)
- Paraguayan punaré (Thrichomys pachyurus)
References
- ↑ 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. p. 1589. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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