Echimys
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Echimys is a genus of spiny rat
. Members of the genus are collectively called Spiny Tree-rats as they are arboreal and have pronounced spines.
Members of the genera Callistomys, Makalata
, Pattonomys
, and Phyllomys
were all formerly considered part of the genus Echimys.
Spiny rat
The spiny rats are a group of hystricognath rodents in the family Echimyidae. They are distributed from central Central America through much of South America. They were also found in the West Indies until the 19th century...
. Members of the genus are collectively called Spiny Tree-rats as they are arboreal and have pronounced spines.
Classification
The genus contains three extant species- White-faced Spiny Tree-rat - Echimys chrysurus
- Dark Spiny Tree-ratDark Spiny Tree-ratThe Dark Spiny Tree-rat is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....
- Echimys saturnus - Echimys vierai
Members of the genera Callistomys, Makalata
Makalata
Makalata is a genus of rodents in the family Echimyidae.It contains the following species:* Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat * Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat * Dusky Spiny Tree Rat...
, Pattonomys
Pattonomys
Pattonomys is a genus of rodent in the Echimyidae family.It contains the following species:* Bare-tailed Armored Tree-rat * Speckled Spiny Tree-rat...
, and Phyllomys
Phyllomys
Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil . There are thirteen named species in the genus...
were all formerly considered part of the genus Echimys.