Lonchothrix Thomas 1920 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to G. S. Carvalho and L. O. Salles 2004

See also Patterson and Pascual 1968

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lonchothrix in the database

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