Puerto Rican spiny rats

Puerto Rican spiny rats

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Heteropsomyinae
Genus : Heteropsomys

Facts about the genus Heteropsomys, the Puerto Rican spiny rats

The relationship to this group of the Porto Rican Heteropsomys is in dispute, and it is well to defer conclusions. (Full text)