Echimys

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The list of species of Echimys genus

Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats.

The genus name Echimys, and also its synonym Echinomys, derive from the two Ancient Greek words ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), meaning "hedgehog", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".

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The list of species of Echimys genus

Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats.

The genus name Echimys, and also its synonym Echinomys, derive from the two Ancient Greek words ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), meaning "hedgehog", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".

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White-faced spiny tree-rat

Echimys chrysurus

The white-faced spiny tree-rat, Echimys chrysurus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.The etymology of the species name derives from the two ancient greek words χρυσός (khrusós ),...

Dark spiny tree-rat

Echimys saturnus

The dark spiny tree-rat (Echimys saturnus ) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.It is a rarely encountered and nocturnal species, found in eastern Ecuador and central Peru.As compared to Echimys chrysurus, the main diagnostic character...

Echimys vieirai

Echimys vieirai is a spiny rat species from South America, described in 2005. It is found in Brazil.The species name vieirai is a patronym for the Brazilian mammalogist Carlos Octaviano da Cunha Vieira, curator of the Mammal Collection at the Museum...