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
Carriker'S Speckled Tree-Rat; Carrikertipfelbaumratte; Carriker’S Speckled Tree-Rat; Rat-Épineux De Carriker (Pattonomys carrikeri) - Facts & Information
Pattonomys carrikeri (J. A. Allen, 1911)
Mammal (Haplostropha Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Haplostropha Ameghino, 1891
Mammal (Proclinodontomys Candela) - Facts & Information
Proclinodontomys Candela, Cenizo, Tassara, Rasia, Robinet, Muñoz, Cañón Valenzuela & Pardiñas, 2019
Mammal (Mesocapromys Varona) - Facts & Information
Mesocapromys Varona, 1970
Mammal (Clyomys Thomas) - Facts & Information
Clyomys Thomas, 1916
Mammal (Plagiodontini Ellerman) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontini Ellerman, 1940
Mammal (Geocapromys Chapman) - Facts & Information
Geocapromys Chapman, 1901
Casiragua Chocoana; Gorgona Island Spiny-Rat; Gorgona Island Spiny-Rat (Gorgonae); Rat-Épineux De Tomes; Ratón De Espina; Tome S Spiny-Rat; Tome'S Spiny Rat; Tome'S Spiny-Rat; Tomes'S Spiny-Rat; Tomes-Kurzstachelratte; Tomes’S Spiny-Rat; Gorgonae (Proechimys semispinosus) - Facts & Information
Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes, 1860)
Mammal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Mammal (Pattersomys Pascual) - Facts & Information
Pattersomys Pascual, 1967
Mammal (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADR8403
Mammal (Makalata Husson) - Facts & Information
Makalata Husson, 1978
Cuban Hutia; Desmarest S Hutia; Desmarest'S Hutia; Desmarest’S Hutia; Hutia Pilori; Hutiaconga; Jutia Conga; Kuba-Baumratte (Capromys pilorides) - Facts & Information
Capromys pilorides (Say, 1822)
Mammal (Hoplomys truei) - Facts & Information
Hoplomys truei Allen, 1908
Mammal (Hexolobodon Miller) - Facts & Information
Hexolobodon Miller, 1929
Goeld; Goeld 1 ’ S Spiny-Rat; Goeldi S Spiny-Rat; Goeldi'S Spiny Rat; Goeldi'S Spiny-Rat; Goeldi-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-Épineux De Goeldi; Spiny-Rat (Proechimys goeldii) - Facts & Information
Proechimys goeldii Thomas, 1905
Mammal (Myocastor coypus) - Facts & Information
Myocastor coypus coypus (Molina, 1782)
Gardner S Spiny-Rat; Gardner'S Spiny-Rat; Gardnerkurzstachelratte; Gardner’S Spiny-Rat; Rat-Épineux De Gardner (Proechimys gardneri) - Facts & Information
Proechimys gardneri da Silva, 1998
Mammal (Deseadomys) - Facts & Information
Deseadomys Wood & Patterson, 1959
Insular Cave Rat; Puerto Rican Cave Rat (Heteropsomys insulans) - Facts & Information
Heteropsomys insulans Anthony, 1916
Mammal (BOLDACS) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACS7409
Mammal (Capromys Desmarest) - Facts & Information
Capromys Desmarest, 1822
Mammal (Euryzygomatomys Goeldi) - Facts & Information
Euryzygomatomys Goeldi, 1901
Mammal (Capromyinae Smith) - Facts & Information
Capromyinae Smith, 1842
Mammal (Paralonchothrix ponderosus) - Facts & Information
Paralonchothrix ponderosus Piñero, Olivares, Verzi & Contreras, 2021
Elegant-Spined Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Haarige Atlantikstachelratte; Hairy Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Hairy Spiny Rat; Hairy Spiny-Rat; Rat-Épineux Velu (Trinomys setosus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys setosus (Desmarest, 1817)
Mammal (Eumysops marplatensis) - Facts & Information
Eumysops marplatensis Olivares & Verzi, 2015
Mammal (BOLDAEE) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEE0511
Mammal (BOLDAAZ) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAZ4042
Cuvier'S Hutia; Cuvier’S Hutia; Hispaniolan Hutia; Hispanolan Hutia; Hutia De Saint-Domingue; Zaguti (Plagiodontia aedium) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia aedium F. Cuvier, 1836
Mammal (Pampamys Verzi) - Facts & Information
Pampamys Verzi, Vucetich & Montalvo, 1995
Brasilien-Kistenbaumratte; Brazilian Atlantic Tree-Rat; Orange-Brown Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-Épineux Du Brésil; Red-Nosed Tree Rat (Phyllomys brasiliensis) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys brasiliensis Lund, 1840
Lemke S Hutia; Lemke'S Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) - Facts & Information
Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei Woods, 1989
Mammal (Echimys G) - Facts & Information
Echimys G. Cuvier, 1809
Mammal (Eoespina) - Facts & Information
Eoespina Frailey & Campbell, 2004
Mammal (Tribodon Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Tribodon Ameghino, 1887
Mammal (Prospaniomys Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Prospaniomys Ameghino, 1902
Little Swan Island Hutia; Swan Island Hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) - Facts & Information
Geocapromys thoracatus (True, 1889)
Distere Kistenbaumratte; Distere Klistenbaumratte; Drab Atlantic Tree Rat; Drab Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-Épineux Bistre (Phyllomys dasythrix) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys dasythrix Hensel, 1872
Mammal (Hoplomys J) - Facts & Information
Hoplomys J. A. Allen, 1908
Mammal (Santamartamys Emmons) - Facts & Information
Santamartamys Emmons, 2005
Mammal (Protadelphomys Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Protadelphomys Ameghino, 1902
Mammal (Euryzygomatomyinae Fabre) - Facts & Information
Euryzygomatomyinae Fabre, Upham, Emmons, Justy, Leite, Loss, Orlando, Tilak, Patterson & Douzery, 2016
Mammal (Mesomys Wagner) - Facts & Information
Mesomys Wagner, 1845
Langhaar-Kistenbaumratte; Langhaarkistenbaumratte; Long-Furred Atlantic Tree-Rat; Rat-Épineux A Long Poil (Phyllomys medius) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys medius (Thomas, 1909)
Bolivian Bamboo Rat; Bolivien-Fingerratte; Coro-Coro De Bolivie (Dactylomys boliviensis) - Facts & Information
Dactylomys boliviensis Anthony, 1920
Casiragua Norteña; Colombian Spiny Rat; Colombian Spiny-Rat; Kolumbien-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-Épineux De Colombie; Ratón De Espina (Proechimys canicollis) - Facts & Information
Proechimys canicollis (J. A. Allen, 1899)
Napo Spiny Rat; Napo Spiny-Rat; Napo-Kurzstachelratte; Rat-Épineux Du Napo; Venezuelan Spiny-Rat (Proechimys quadruplicatus) - Facts & Information
Proechimys quadruplicatus Hershkovitz, 1948
Garrido Tree Hutia; Garrido S Hutia; Garrido'S Hutia; Garrido-Langschwanzhutia; Hutia De Garrido (Mysateles garridoi) - Facts & Information
Mysateles garridoi (Varona, 1970)
Mammal (Trinomys setosus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys setosus elegans (Lund, 1841)
Mammal (Strophostephanos Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Strophostephanos Ameghino, 1891
Mammal (Plagiodontia F) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia F. Cuvier, 1836
Mammal (Paramyocastor Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Paramyocastor Ameghino, 1904
Mammal (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Puerto Rican Hutias (Isolobodon J) - Facts & Information
Isolobodon J. A. Allen, 1916
Mammal (Echimyini Gray) - Facts & Information
Echimyini Gray, 1825
Mammal (Hoplomys gymnurus) - Facts & Information
Hoplomys gymnurus gymnurus (Thomas, 1897)
Highlands Punaré; Jacobina Punare (Thrichomys inermis) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys inermis (Pictet, 1843)
Cayenne Spiny-Rat; Cayenne-Kurzstachelratte; Guyenne Spiny-Rat; Rat Épineux Terrestre Des Guyanes; Rat-Épineux De Guyane (Proechimys guyannensis) - Facts & Information
Proechimys guyannensis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Mammal (Isomyopotamus Rovereto) - Facts & Information
Isomyopotamus Rovereto, 1914
Conocono De La Sierra Nevada; Rat-Épineux A Créte Rouge; Red Crested Soft-Furred Spiny-Rat; Red Crested Tree Rat; Red Crested Tree-Rat; Rotschopf-Baumratte; Santa Marta Toro (Santamartamys rufodorsalis) - Facts & Information
Santamartamys rufodorsalis (J. A. Allen, 1899)
Guianan Spiny-Rat; Guyana-Kurzstachelratte; Guyanan Spiny Rat; Guyanan Spiny-Rat; Rat-Épineux Du Roraima (Proechimys hoplomyoides) - Facts & Information
Proechimys hoplomyoides Tate, 1939
Mammal (Isolobodontinae Woods) - Facts & Information
Isolobodontinae Woods, 1989
Mammal (Lonchothrix Thomas) - Facts & Information
Lonchothrix Thomas, 1920
Wide-Toothed Hutia (Plagiodontia araeum) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia araeum Ray, 1964
Conocono Crestiamarillo; Rat-Épineux Couronné; Yello-Croned Brush-Tailed Rat; Yellow-Crowned Brush-Tailed Rat; Zweistreifen-Borstenschwanzratte (Isothrix bistriata) - Facts & Information
Isothrix bistriata Wagner, 1845
Mammal (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACE8554
Mammal (Mysateles prehensilis) - Facts & Information
Mysateles prehensilis gundlachi (Chapman, 1901)
Mammal (BOLDAAA) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAA9174
Mammal (Trinomys albispinus) - Facts & Information
Trinomys albispinus albispinus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838)
Mammal (Brotomys Miller) - Facts & Information
Brotomys Miller, 1916
Mammal (Reigechimys Verzi) - Facts & Information
Reigechimys Verzi, Vucetich & Montalvo, 1994
Mammal (BOLDAAY) - Facts & Information
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Rat-Épineux D'Yonenaga; Torch-Tail Spiny-Rat; Yonenaga S Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Yonenaga'S Atlantic Spiny-Rat; Yonenaga'S Spiny-Rat; Yonenaga-Atlantikstachelratte; Yonenaga’S Spiny-Rat (Trinomys yonenagae) - Facts & Information
Trinomys yonenagae Rocha, 1995
Furchenzahn-Stachelratte; Groove-Toothed Spiny-Rat; Owl S Spiny Rat; Owl'S Spiny Rat; Owl'S Spiny-Rat; Owl-Stachelratte; Rat-Épineux Du Cerrado; Rato De Espinho (Carterodon sulcidens) - Facts & Information
Carterodon sulcidens (Lund, 1841)
Mammal (BOLDAFT) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AFT5626
Mammal (Eosachacui) - Facts & Information
Eosachacui Frailey & Campbell, 2004
Mammal (Quebradahondomys Croft) - Facts & Information
Quebradahondomys Croft, Chick & Anaya, 2011
Mammal (Eodelphomys) - Facts & Information
Eodelphomys Frailey & Campbell, 2004
Bare-Tailed Armored Tree-Rat; Bare-Tailed Tree-Rat (Leiuromys occasius) - Facts & Information
Leiuromys occasius (Thomas, 1921)
Mammal (Rhizoplagiodontia Woods) - Facts & Information
Rhizoplagiodontia Woods, 1989
Mammal (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADW1364
Mammal (Dactylomys dactylinus) - Facts & Information
Dactylomys dactylinus canescens Thomas, 1912
Mammal (Plagiodontia spelaeum) - Facts & Information
Plagiodontia spelaeum Miller, 1929
Mammal (Mysateles Lesson) - Facts & Information
Mysateles Lesson, 1842
Kerr S Atlantic Tree-Rat; Kerr'S Atlantic Tree-Rat; Kerrkistenbaumratte; Kerrklstenbaumratte; Rat-Épineux De Kerr (Phyllomys kerri) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys kerri (Moojen, 1950)
Dark Armored Tree Rat; Dark Armored Tree-Rat; Dunkle Breitstachelratte; Dusky Spiny Tree Rat; Dusky Spiny Tree-Rat; Makalata Obscur (Makalata obscura) - Facts & Information
Makalata obscura (Wagner, 1840)
Mammal (Isothrix Wagner) - Facts & Information
Isothrix Wagner, 1845
Bahama-Ferkelratte; Bahaman Hutia; Bahamian Hutia; Hutia Des Bahamas; Ingraham'S Hutia; Ingraham’S Hutia; Jutía De Bahamas (Geocapromys ingrahami) - Facts & Information
Geocapromys ingrahami (J. A. Allen, 1891)
Casiragua; Guaira Spiny Rat; Guaira Spiny-Rat; Guaira-Kurzstachelratte; La Guaira Spiny-Rat; Rat-Épineux De La Guaira; Ratón Jabalí (Proechimys guairae) - Facts & Information
Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901
Mammal (Capromyini Smith) - Facts & Information
Capromyini Smith, 1842
Mammal (Chasichimys Pascual) - Facts & Information
Chasichimys Pascual, 1967
Mammal (Phyllomys Lund) - Facts & Information
Phyllomys Lund, 1839
Guiara (Euryzygomatomys spinosus) - Facts & Information
Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Fischer de Waldheim, 1814)
Rat-Épineux Du Rio Negro; Rio Negro Brush-Tailed Rat; Rio Negro-Borstenschwanzratte (Isothrix negrensis) - Facts & Information
Isothrix negrensis Thomas, 1920
Rat-Épineux De Vieira; Vieira'S Spiny Tree-Rat; Vieira'S Tree-Rat; Vieira-Stachelratte; Vieira’S Tree-Rat (Echimys vieirai) - Facts & Information
Echimys vieirai Iack-Ximenes, de Vivo & Percequillo, 2005
Mammal (Proechimys semispinosus) - Facts & Information
Proechimys semispinosus goldmani Bole, 1937
Blischelschwanz-Stachelratte; Rat-Épineux D'Emilie; Tuft-Tailed Spiny Tree Rat; Tuft-Tailed Spiny Tree-Rat; Tuft-Tailed Spiny-Rat (Lonchothrix emiliae) - Facts & Information
Lonchothrix emiliae Thomas, 1920
Laurentius-Punaré; Punaré De Sao Lorenco; Sao Lourenco Punare; Sao Lourenço Punare (Thrichomys laurentius) - Facts & Information
Thrichomys laurentius Thomas, 1904
Rat-Épineux De Steere; Steere S Spiny-Rat; Steere'S Spiny Rat; Steere'S Spiny-Rat; Steere-Kurzstachelratte; Steere’S Spiny-Rat (Proechimys steerei) - Facts & Information
Proechimys steerei Goldman, 1911