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
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[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