Myocastor diligens Ameghino 1888 (spiny rat)

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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