†Myocastor diligens Ameghino 1888 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Alternative combination: Myopotamus diligens
Belongs to Myocastor according to Ameghino 1899
See also Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor coypus, Myocastor ipriscus, Tramyocastor majus, Tramyocastor andiai, Myopotamus obesus, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus paranensis
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myocastor diligens in the database
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