Montane bamboo rat

Montane bamboo rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Echimyidae
Tribe:Echimyini
Genus:Dactylomys
Species: D. peruanus
Binomial name
Dactylomys peruanus

The montane bamboo rat or Peruvian bamboo rat (Dactylomys peruanus), is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. Dunnum, J.; Vargas, J. & Zeballos, H. (2008). "Dactylomys peruanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Dactylomys peruanus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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