DINOMYIDAE, Peters, 1873
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6599657 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6599216 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1A1087DF-FFBC-FFEE-B30E-FDD7E9E8933C |
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Carolina |
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DINOMYIDAE |
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Family DINOMYIDAE View in CoL
(PACARANA)
• Large, heavy bodied rodent with large head, short and rounded ears, short limbs, and black body and white spots or blotches.
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• 50-100 cm. View Figure
• Neotropical Region. View Figure
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• Low tropicalforests at elevations of about 240 m to high montane wet forests of up to 3400 m.
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•] genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.
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• 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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