Echimyinae
A subfamily of mammals belonging to the spiny rat family of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echimyinae[1] is a subfamily of rodents belonging to the spiny rats family Echimyidae.[2] It contains 14 arboreal genera—all the members of the tribe Echimyini, plus Callistomys—a few terrestrial genera (Thrichomys, Hoplomys, and Proechimys), and a subaquatic genus (Myocastor).[3]
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Echimyinae | |
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Ferreira's spiny tree-rat, Mesomys hispidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
Superfamily: | Octodontoidea |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae Gray 1825 [1] |
Tribes | |
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