Tramyocastor majus Rusconi 1945 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Belongs to Tramyocastor according to Rusconi 1945

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

Type specimen: n1392, a mandible.

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tramyocastor majus in the database

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