Stiff-spine spiny rat
| Stiff-spine spiny-rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Proechimys |
| Species: | P. echinothrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Proechimys echinothrix da Silva, 1998 | |
The stiff-spine spiny-rat, Proechimys echinothrix, or Tefe spiny rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Colombia.
References
- ↑ Patton, J., Percequillo, A. & Costa, L. (2008). Proechimys echinothrix. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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