Myocastor ipriscus Gervais and Ameghino 1880 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Belongs to Myocastor according to Gervais and Ameghino 1880

Sister taxa: Myocastor brevirostris, Myocastor coypus, Myocastor diligens, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus paranensis, Myopotamus obesus, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myocastor ipriscus in the database

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