HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Echimyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dactylomyinae
--> GENUS Kannabateomys
SPECIES Kannabateomys amblyonyx
Author: | Wagner, 1845. | Citation: | Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 146. | Common Name: | Atlantic Bamboo Rat | Type Locality: | Brazil, São Paulo, Ipanema. | Distribution: | E Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina; lives in bamboo thickets. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Locally common. | |
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