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Thrichomys inermis

Highlands punaré
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Thrichomys
Species: T. inermis
Binomial name
Thrichomys inermis
Pictet, 1841
Thrichomys inermis distribution (colored).png

The highlands punaré, Thrichomys inermis, is a caviomorph rodent of South America from the spiny rat family. It is endemic to gallery forest, savanna and rocky outcrop habitats in Bahia State within the cerrado ecoregion of eastern Brazil. The species tolerates a degree of habitat disturbance. Although hunted, it is considered common throughout its range.


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