Montane bamboo rat
| Montane bamboo rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Dactylomys |
| Species: | D. peruanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylomys peruanus J.A. Allen, 1900 | |
The montane bamboo rat (Dactylomys peruanus), or Peruvian bamboo rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ Dunnum, J., Vargas, J. & Zeballos, H. (2008). Dactylomys peruanus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ 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. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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