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 | |
Dactylomys boliviensis |
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: