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Dactylomys Temporal range: Recent |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dactylomyinae |
| Genus: |
Dactylomys Saint-Hilaire, 1838 |
| Species | |
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Dactylomys boliviensis |
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Dactylomys boliviensis
Dactylomys dactylinus
Dactylomys peruanus
Dactylomys is the genus of South American bamboo rats or coro-coros. Coro-coros are arboreal members of the family Echimyidae. This genus contains three species: