Colombian soft-furred spiny rat

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.

Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat
Scientific classification Edit this 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

References

  1. 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.


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