Echimys chrysurus Zimmermann 1780 (white-faced Spiny tree-rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Alternative combination: Myoxus chrysurus
Synonym: Echimys cristatus Desmarest 1817
Belongs to Echimys according to G. E. Iack-Ximenes et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Echimys grandis, Echimys paleaceus, Echimys saturnus, Echimys vieirai
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Echimys chrysurus in the database
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