Peruvian Bamboo Rat
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| Dactylomys peruanus J.A. Allen, 1900 |
The Peruvian Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys peruanus) is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
[edit] References
- Amori, G. 2000. Dactylomys peruanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
