Echimyidae Family
The Bolivian Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys boliviensis Anthony, 1920) exemplifies the incredible diversity found within mammals found in South America and...
369 species in this family.248 species in this category
Lanzen-Atlantikstachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux HeĚrisseĚ; Rigid-Spined Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Spiked Atlantic Spiny-Rat (Trinomys paratus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys paratus (Moojen, 1948)
Samana Hutia (Plagiodontia ipnaeum) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia ipnaeum Johnson, 1948
Elias Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Elias' Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Elias' Spiny-Rat; Elias-Atlantikstachelratte; EliasâS Atlantic Spiny-Rat; EliasâS Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux D'Elias (Trinomys eliasi) - Facts & Information
Trinomys eliasi (PessoĚa & Reis, 1993)
Cabrera S Hutia; Cabrera'S Hutia; Cabrera-Zwerghutia; CabreraâS Hutia; Hutia De Cabrera; Jutia Conguina (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) - Facts & Information
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai (Varona, 1979)
Mammal (Kannabateomys amblyonyx) - Facts & Information
Kannabateomys amblyonyx amblyonyx (Wagner, 1845)
Mammal (Thrichomys Trouessart) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880
Lund S Atlantic Tree-Rat; Lund'S Atlantic Tree-Rat; Lund-Kistenbaumratte; LundâS Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De Lund (Phyllomys lundi) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys lundi Leite, 2003
Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree Rat; Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De La Mantiqueira; Serra Da Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree-Rat; Serra-Da-Mantiqueira-Kistenbaumratte (Phyllomys mantiqueirensis) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys mantiqueirensis Leite, 2003
Mammal (Prostichomys Kramarz) - Facts & Information
Prostichomys Kramarz, 2001
Mammal (Eumysops Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Eumysops Ameghino, 1888
Mammal (Xylechimys) - Facts & Information
Xylechimys Patterson & Pascual, 1968
Mammal (Heteropsomyinae Anthony) - Facts & Information
Heteropsomyinae Anthony, 1917
Robert'S Spiny-Rat; Roberto S Spiny-Rat; Roberto'S Spiny Rat; Roberto'S Spiny-Rat (Proechimys roberti) - Facts & Information
Proechimys roberti Thomas, 1901
Mammal (Heteropsomys Anthony) - Facts & Information
Heteropsomys Anthony, 1916
Dominikanische Stachelratte; Hispaniola-Stachelratte; Hispaniolan Edible Rat (Brotomys voratus) - Facts & Information
Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916
Mammal (Zagoutomys woodsi) - Facts & Information
Zagoutomys woodsi VinĚola LoĚpez, Almonte, Luthra & Bloch, 2024
Mammal (Pampamys emmonsae) - Facts & Information
Pampamys emmonsae Verzi, Vucetich & Montalvo, 1995
Chapman'S Prehensile-Tailed Hutia; Cuban Prehensile-Tailed Hutia; Hutia; Hutia & Queue PreĚhensile; JutiĚa CarabaliĚ; Langschwanzhutia; Prehensile-Tailed Hutia; Gundlachi (Mysateles prehensilis) - Facts & Information
Mysateles prehensilis (Poeppig, 1824)
Einfarb-Klistenbaumratte; Rat-EĚpineux Unicolore; Short-Furred Atlantic Tree-Rat; Unicolored Atlantic Tree-Rat; Unicolored Tree Rat; Unicolored Tree-Rat (Phyllomys unicolor) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys unicolor (Wagner, 1842)
Mammal (Zazamys MacPhee) - Facts & Information
Zazamys MacPhee & Iturralde-Vinent, 1995
Central Brazil Spiny Tree-Rat; Para Spiny Tree Rat; Para Spiny Tree-Rat; Para-Amazonas-Stachelratte; ParaĚ Spiny Tree Rat; ParaĚ Spiny Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux Du Para; Surinam Spiny Tree Rat; Surinam Spiny Tree-Rat (Mesomys stimulax) - Facts & Information
Mesomys stimulax Thomas, 1911
Mammal (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
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Mammal (BOLDACO) - Facts & Information
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Mammal (Proechimys kermiti) - Facts & Information
Proechimys kermiti Allen, 1915
Atlantic Spiny Rat; Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De Rio De Janeiro; Rio De Janeiro Spiny-Rat; Rio-De-Janeiroa-Atlantikstachelratte; Soft-Spined Atlantic Spiny-Rat (Trinomys dimidiatus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys dimidiatus (GuĚnther, 1877)
Mammal (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Dark Spiny Tree-Rat; Dark Tree Rat; Dark Tree-Rat; Dunkle Stachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux Noir (Echimys saturnus) - Facts & Information
Echimys saturnus Thomas, 1928
Mammal (Trinomys Thomas) - Facts & Information
Trinomys Thomas, 1921
Mammal (Dactylomys I) - Facts & Information
Dactylomys I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838
Armored Rat; RatoĚn Puyoso De True; RatoĚn Puyoso (Hoplomys gymnurus) - Facts & Information
Hoplomys gymnurus (Thomas, 1897)
BĂŚverrotte; Coipw; Coipwod; Coypu; Moerasbever; Oeverbever; Ragondin; SumpbĂŚver; Beverrat; Beverrotte; Coypu; Nutria; Sumpbever; SumpbaĚver (Myocastor coypus) - Facts & Information
Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)
Mammal (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
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Southern Hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) - Facts & Information
Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis (Varona, 1986)
Mammal (Plagiodontia aedium) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia aedium hylaeum Miller, 1927
Mammal (Spaniomys Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Spaniomys Ameghino, 1887
Mammal (Puertoricomys corozalus) - Facts & Information
Puertoricomys corozalus (Williams & Koopman, 1951)
Oriente Cave Rat; Oriente-HoĚhlenratte (Boromys offella) - Facts & Information
Boromys offella Miller, 1916
Moojen S Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Moojen'S Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Moojen'S Spiny-Rat; Moojen-Atlantikstachelratte; MoojenâS Atlantic Spiny-Rat; MoojenâS Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De Moojen (Trinomys moojeni) - Facts & Information
Trinomys moojeni (PessoĚa, Oliveira & Reis, 1992)
Amazon Bam-Boo Rat; Amazon Bamboo Rat; Amazonas-Fingerratte; Conocono AmazoĚnico; Coro-Coro Damazonie; RatoĚn Palmero (Dactylomys dactylinus) - Facts & Information
Dactylomys dactylinus (Desmarest, 1817)
Mammal (Capromys pilorides) - Facts & Information
Capromys pilorides pilorides (Say, 1822)
Kulina Spiny-Rat; Kulina-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux Des Kulinas (Proechimys kulinae) - Facts & Information
Proechimys kulinae da Silva, 1998
Mammal (Dicolpomys Winge) - Facts & Information
Dicolpomys Winge, 1887
Mammal (Leiuromys) - Facts & Information
Leiuromys Emmons & Fabre, 2018
Barbara Brown'S Brush-Tailed Rat; Barbara BrownâS Brush-Tailed Rat (Isothrix barbarabrownae) - Facts & Information
Isothrix barbarabrownae Patterson & Velazco, 2006
Nutrias (Myocastor Kerr) - Facts & Information
Myocastor Kerr, 1792
Mammal (Theridomysops Vucetich) - Facts & Information
Theridomysops Vucetich, 1995
Central Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat (Phyllomys centralis) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys centralis Machado, Loss, Paz, Viera, Rodrigues & Marinho-Filho, 2018
Pacific Spiny Rat; Pacific Spiny-Rat; Pazifik-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux Cotier (Proechimys decumanus) - Facts & Information
Proechimys decumanus (Thomas, 1899)
Mammal (Willidewu) - Facts & Information
Willidewu Vucetich & Verzi, 1991
Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat; Brazilian Spiny Tree-Rat; Makalata A Nez Roux; Rat Arboricole Au Nez Rouge; Red-Nosed Armored Tree-Rat; Rotnasen-Breitstachelratte (Makalata didelphoides) - Facts & Information
Makalata didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817)
Torre S Cave Rat; Torre'S Cave Rat; Torres HoĚhlenratte; TorreâS Cave Rat (Boromys torrei) - Facts & Information
Boromys torrei Allen, 1917
Rat-EĚpineux De Trinidad; Trinidad Spiny Rat; Trinidad Spiny-Rat; Trinidad-Kurzstachelratte (Proechimys trinitatis) - Facts & Information
Proechimys trinitatis (J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1893)
Casiragua Colicorta; Huallaga Spiny Rat; Huallaga Spiny-Rat; Kurzschwanz-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux A Queue Courte; RatoĚn De Espina; Short-Tailed Spiny-Rat (Proechimys brevicauda) - Facts & Information
Proechimys brevicauda (GuĚnther, 1877)
Mammal (Puertoricomys Woods) - Facts & Information
Puertoricomys Woods, 1989
Mammal (BOLDADV) - Facts & Information
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Common Punare; Common PunareĚ; Lagoa Santa Punare; Lagoa-Santa-PunareĚ; Punare; PunareĚ Commun; Rabudo (Thrichomys apereoides) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys apereoides (Lund, 1839)
Mammal (BOLDACX) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACX1757
Antillean Cave Rat (Heteropsomys antillensis) - Facts & Information
Heteropsomys antillensis (Anthony, 1917)
Black-Tailed Hutia; Bushy-Tailed Hutia; Hutia A Queue Noire; Schwarzschwanz-Zwerghutia (Mesocapromys melanurus) - Facts & Information
Mesocapromys melanurus (Poey, 1865)
Foster'S Punare; Foster-PunareĚ; FosterâS Punare; PunareĚ De Foster (Thrichomys fosteri) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys fosteri Thomas, 1903
Orinoco Brush-Tailed Rat; Orinoco-Borstenschwanzratte; Rat-EĚpineux De I'OreĚnoque (Isothrix orinoci) - Facts & Information
Isothrix orinoci Thomas, 1899
Pantanal Punare; Pantanal-PunareĚ; Paraguayan Punare; Paraguayan PunareĚ; PunareĚ Du Paraguay (Thrichomys pachyurus) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys pachyurus (Wagner, 1845)
Atlantic Bamboo Rat; Bambus-Fingerratte; Rat-EĚpineux Des Bambous; Southern Bamboo Rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx) - Facts & Information
Kannabateomys amblyonyx (Wagner, 1845)
Patton S Spiny-Rat; Patton'S Spiny-Rat; Patton-Kurzstachelratte; PattonâS Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De Patton (Proechimys pattoni) - Facts & Information
Proechimys pattoni da Silva, 1998
Mammal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Gelbe Tupfelbaumratte; Rat-EĚpineux Jaunatre; Yellow Speckled Tree-Rat (Pattonomys flavidus) - Facts & Information
Pattonomys flavidus (Hollister, 1914)
Rat-EĚpineux Austral; Sidliche Kiistenbaumratte; Sldliche Kiistenbaumratte; Sourthern Atlantic Tree-Rat; Southern Atlantic Tree Rat; Southern Atlantic Tree-Rat (Phyllomys sulinus) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys sulinus Leite, Christoff & Fagundes, 2008
Imposter Hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) - Facts & Information
Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929
Mammal (Paradelphomys) - Facts & Information
Paradelphomys Patterson & Pascual, 1968
Casiragua De La Sierra Nevada; Minca Spiny Rat; Minca Spiny-Rat; Minca-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-EĚpineux De Minca (Proechimys mincae) - Facts & Information
Proechimys mincae (J. A. Allen, 1899)
Black-Spined Adantic Tree-Rat; Black-Spined Atlantic Tree Rat; Black-Spined Atlantic Tree-Rat; Blacked-Spined Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux A Dos Noir; Schwarzstachel-Kiistenbaumratte; Schwarzstachel-Kistenbaumratte (Phyllomys nigrispinus) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys nigrispinus (Wagner, 1842)
Breitkopf-Stachelratte; Broad-Headed Spiny Rat; Broad-Headed Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux A TeĚte Large (Clyomys laticeps) - Facts & Information
Clyomys laticeps (Thomas, 1909)
Rat Arboricole AĚ Front Blanc; Rat-EĚpineux A Face Blanche; White-Faced Spiny Tree-Rat; White-Faced Tree Rat; White-Faced Tree-Rat; \\\\ Weirnasen-Stachelratte; \\\\ White-Faced Spiny Tree-Rat (Echimys chrysurus) - Facts & Information
Echimys chrysurus (Zimmermann, 1780)
Casiragua De O'Conell; O Connell S Spiny-Rat; O'Connell'S Spiny Rat; O'Connell'S Spiny-Rat; O'Connell-Kurzstachelratte; OâConnellâS Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux D'OâConnell (Proechimys oconnelli) - Facts & Information
Proechimys oconnelli J. A. Allen, 1913
Mammal (Olallamys Emmons) - Facts & Information
Olallamys Emmons, 1988
Peru-Tororatte; Peruvian Armored Tree-Rat; Peruvian Toro; Peruvian Tree Rat; Peruvian Tree-Rat; Toromys Du PeĚrou (Toromys rhipidurus) - Facts & Information
Toromys rhipidurus (Thomas, 1928)
Cuban Coney (Geocapromys columbianus) - Facts & Information
Geocapromys columbianus (J. Fischer, 1829)
Mammal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Mammal (Proatherura Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Proatherura Ameghino, 1906
Golden Atlantic Tree-Rat (Phyllomys blainvilii) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys blainvilii (Jourdan, 1837)
Mammal (Diplomas) - Facts & Information
Diplomas
Mammal (Trinomys gratiosus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys gratiosus bonafidei (Moojen, 1948)
Eared Hutia; Hutia Oreillard; JutiĚa Rata; Langohr-Zwerghutia; Large-Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) - Facts & Information
Mesocapromys auritus (Varona, 1970)
Mammal (Maruchito Vucetich) - Facts & Information
Maruchito Vucetich, Mazzoni & PardinĚas, 1993
Puerto Rican Hutia; Puerto Rico Hutia (Isolobodon portoricensis) - Facts & Information
Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen, 1916
Casiragua De Simons; Hendee'S Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux De Simons; Simon S Spiny-Rat; Simon'S Spiny Rat; Simon'S Spiny-Rat; Simons-Kurzstachelratte; SimonsâS Spiny-Rat (Proechimys simonsi) - Facts & Information
Proechimys simonsi Thomas, 1900
Mammal (Boromys Miller) - Facts & Information
Boromys Miller, 1916
Colombian Speckled Tree-Rat; Speckled Spiny Tree-Rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) - Facts & Information
Pattonomys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838)
Mammal (BOLDABY) - Facts & Information
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Coro-Coro Du PeĚrou; Montane Bamboo Rat; Peru-Fingerratte; Peruvian Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys peruanus) - Facts & Information
Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen, 1900
Gezeichnete Baumstachelratte; Painted Tree Rat; Painted Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux ColoreĚ; Schwarzweile Baumratte; Rato-Do-Cacau; SarueĚ-Beju (Callistomys pictus) - Facts & Information
Callistomys pictus (Pictet, 1841)
Mammal (Diplomys Thomas) - Facts & Information
Diplomys Thomas, 1916
Mammal (BOLDAAJ) - Facts & Information
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Haitian Edible Rat (Brotomys contractus) - Facts & Information
Brotomys contractus Miller, 1929
Blischelschwanz-Amazonas-Stachelratte; Hidden Spiny Tree-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux Furtif; Tufted-Tailed Spiny Tree-Rat (Mesomys occultus) - Facts & Information
Mesomys occultus Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000
Mammal (Palaeoechimys Spillmann) - Facts & Information
Palaeoechimys Spillmann, 1949
Mammal (BOLDABZ) - Facts & Information
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Black Toro; Giant Armored Tree-Rat; Giant Toro; Giant Tree Rat; Giant Tree-Rat; Schwarze Tororatte; Toromys GeĚant (Toromys grandis) - Facts & Information
Toromys grandis (Wagner, 1845)
Mammal (Callistomys) - Facts & Information
Callistomys Emmons & Vucetich, 1998
Dark-Caped Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Mirapitanga-Atlantikstachelratte; Pau Brasil Spiny-Rat; Rat-EĚpineux Des Mirapitangas; Rata Espinosa De Dorso 0 Scuro; Scuro (Trinomys mirapitanga) - Facts & Information
Trinomys mirapitanga Lara, Patton & Hingst-Zaher, 2002