Clyomys
| Clyomys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumysopinae |
| Genus: | Clyomys Thomas, 1916 |
| Type species | |
| Echimys laticeps Thomas, 1909 | |
| Species | |
Clyomys is a South American rodent genus in the family Echimyidae.[1] It contains two species, found in Brazil and Paraguay. They are as follows:
- Bishop's fossorial spiny rat (Clyomys bishopi)
- Broad-headed spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps)
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1582. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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