Echimys vieirai Iack-Ximenes et al. 2005 (Viera's spiny tree-rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: G. E. Iack-Ximenes, M. de Vivo, and A. R. Percequillo. 2005. A new species of Echimys Cuvier, 1809 (Rodentia, Echimyidae) from Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 45(5):51-60
Belongs to Echimys according to G. E. Iack-Ximenes et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Echimys chrysurus, Echimys grandis, Echimys paleaceus, Echimys saturnus
Type specimen: MZUSP 26650
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Echimys vieirai in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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