ADW: Echimyidae: SPECIMENS

Echimyidaespiny rats

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- lowland paca
  Cuniculus paca
- capybara
  Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
- North American porcupine
  Erethizon dorsatum
- speckled tree rat
  Echimys semivillosus
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- Brazilian guinea pig
  Cavia aperea
- Central American agouti
  Dasyprocta punctata
- coypu
  Myocastor coypus
- degu
  Octodon degus
- chinchilla
  Chinchilla lanigera
- Conover's tuco-tuco
  Ctenomys conoveri
- Indian crested porcupine
  Hystrix indica
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- small five-toed jerboa
  Allactaga elater
- eastern gray squirrel
  Sciurus carolinensis
- American beaver
  Castor canadensis
- O'Connell's spiny rat
  Proechimys oconnelli
- Indian gerbil
  Tatera indica
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides
- punare
  Thrichomys apereoides

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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