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Echimyidae is the
family of
neotropical spiny rats and
their fossil relatives. This is the most species-rich
family of
hystricognath rodents. It is probably...
- of the
family Myocastoridae,
Myocastor has
since been
included within Echimyidae, the
family of the
spiny rats. The
nutria lives in
burrows alongside stretches...
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phylogeny indicate that
hutias nest
within the
Neotropical spiny rats (
Echimyidae). Indeed, the
hutia subfamily, Capromyinae, is the
sister group to Owl's...
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hottest parts of Brazil. This
animal is
often considered a
member of
Echimyidae on the
basis of its premolars. However, a
molecular phylogeny based on...
- chinchilla-rats
Family Octodontidae:
degus Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos
Family Echimyidae:
spiny rats
Family Myocastoridae:
nutrias Family Capromyidae:
hutias Superfamily...
- 142:445-477. Emmons, L.H. 2005. A
Revision of the
Genera of
Arboreal Echimyidae (Rodentia:
Echimyidae, Echimyinae), With
Descriptions of Two New Genera. pp. 247–310...
- Trinomys. They are a
group of
South American spiny-rats in the
family Echimyidae.
Based on Natureserve. The
species of
spiny rats in the
genus Trinomys...
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armored rat (Hoplomys gymnurus) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Echimyidae. It is
monotypic within the
genus Hoplomys. It is
found in
Latin America...
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Echimyinae is a
subfamily of
rodents belonging to the
spiny rats
family Echimyidae. It
contains 14
arboreal genera—all the
members of the
tribe Echimyini...
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Rodents are
animals that gnaw with two
continuously growing incisors.
Forty percent of
mammal species are rodents, and they
inhabit every continent except...
