Dactylomys
| Dactylomys Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dactylomyinae |
| Genus: | Dactylomys Saint-Hilaire, 1838 |
| Species | |
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Dactylomys boliviensis | |
Dactylomys is the genus of South American bamboo rats[1] or coro-coros. Coro-coros are arboreal members of the family Echimyidae. This genus contains three species:
- Dactylomys boliviensis (Bolivian bamboo rat)
- Dactylomys dactylinus (Amazon bamboo rat)
- Dactylomys peruanus (Peruvian bamboo rat)
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Dactylomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Dactylomys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Dactylomys". Animal Diversity Web (ADW). Retrieved 2007-04-07.
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