Echimyinae
Echimyinae is a subfamily of rodents belonging to the spiny rats family Echimyidae. It contains 14 arboreal genera—all the members of the tribe Echimyini, plus Callistomys—a few terrestrial genera (Thrichomys, Hoplomys, and Proechimys), and a subaquatic genus (Myocastor).
Echimyinae | |
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Ferreira's spiny tree-rat, Mesomys hispidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
Superfamily: | Octodontoidea |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae Gray 1825 |
Tribes | |
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