Colombian soft-furred spiny rat

Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	Diplomys
Species:	D. caniceps
Binomial name
Diplomys caniceps (Günther, 1877)
Synonyms
Loncheres caniceps Günther, 1877

The Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat (Diplomys caniceps), or arboreal soft-furred spiny-rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. Delgado, C. (2016). "Diplomys caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T6662A22205429. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6662A22205429.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

• Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.