Paraguayan punaré

The Paraguayan punaré (Thrichomys pachyurus) is a caviomorph rodent of South America from the spiny rat family.^[2] With its skull averaging 55 mm long, it is the largest species in the genus Thrichomys.^[3] It is found in savannas and forest edges in southwestern Brazil and northern Paraguay within the cerrado ecoregion.^[1] The species tolerates a degree of habitat disturbance, and is considered abundant throughout its range.^[1]

Paraguayan punaré
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Tribe:	Myocastorini
Genus:	Thrichomys
Species:	T. pachyurus
Binomial name
Thrichomys pachyurus (Wagner, 1845)

Its karyotype has 2n = 34 and FN (fundamental number) = 64.^[2]