Echimys

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Proper noun

Echimys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – the spiny tree-rats.

Hyponyms

(genus): Echimys chrysurus, Echimys saturnus, Echimys vierai (species)
- Echimys pictus (= Callistomys pictus) (former species, now placed in genus Callistomys)
- Echimys macrurus (= Makalata macrura), Echimys rhipidurus (= Makalata rhipidura) (former species, now placed in genus Makalata)
- Echimys semivillosus (= Pattonomys semivillosus) (former species, now placed in genus Pattonomys)
- Echimys blainvillei (= Phyllomys blainvillei), Echimys braziliensis (= Phyllomys brasiliensis), Echimys dasythrix (= Phyllomys dasythrix), Echimys lamarum (= Phyllomys lamarum), Echimys nigrispinus (= Phyllomys nigrispinus), Echimys thomasi (= Phyllomys thomasi), Echimys unicolor (= Phyllomys unicolor) (former species, now placed in genus Phyllomys)
- Echimys grandis (= Toromys grandi) (former species, now placed in genus Toromys)

References

Spiny tree-rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Echimys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Echimys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Echimys on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Echimys in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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