Punaré | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Eumysopinae |
Genus: |
Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 |
Type species | |
Nelomys apereoides Lund, 1839 |
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Species | |
Thrichomys apereoides
Thrichomys inermis
Thrichomys pachyurus
The punaré are all found in the genus Thrichomys. They are South American rodents in the family Echimyidae. It contains three species, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. They are as follows: