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spiny rats
Echimyidae

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Mammalia - mammals » order Rodentia - rodents

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 5

subfamily Chaetomyinae - thin-spined porcupines

subfamily Dactylomyinae - bamboo rats

subfamily Echimyinae - spiny rats

subfamily Eumysopinae - primitive spiny rats

subfamily Heteropsomyinae - West Indian spiny rats ^†

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