Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Tribe: | Echimyini |
Genus: | Diplomys |
Species: | D. caniceps
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Binomial name | |
Diplomys caniceps (Günther, 1877)
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Synonyms | |
Loncheres caniceps Günther, 1877 |
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.