Colombian soft-furred spiny rat
(Redirected from Diplomys caniceps)
| Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Diplomys |
| Species: | D. caniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplomys caniceps (Günther, 1877)
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Loncheres caniceps Günther, 1877 | |
The Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat (Diplomys caniceps), or arboreal soft-furred spiny-rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
[edit]- ^ Delgado, C. (2016). "Diplomys caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6662A22205429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6662A22205429.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.