Colombian soft-furred spiny rat

Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Diplomys
Species:	D. caniceps
Binomial name
	Diplomys caniceps; (Günther, 1877)
Synonyms
	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

^ Delgado, C.; Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). "Diplomys caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

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.

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[iucn-1] Delgado, C.; Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). "Diplomys caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

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