West Indian spiny rats pictures and facts
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West Indian spiny rats
Animals
/ Mammals /
Rodentia
(1987) /
Hystricognathi
(228) /
Echimyidae
(78) /
Heteropsomyinae
(7)
Subfamily Heteropsomyinae contains 4 genera
Boromys (2 animals)
Brotomys (2 animals)
Heteropsomys (2 animals)
Puertoricomys (1 animal)
Echimyidae
contains 5 subfamilies
Chaetomyinae
(1 animal)
Dactylomyinae
(6 animals)
Echimyinae
(20 animals)
Eumysopinae
(44 animals)
Heteropsomyinae
(7 animals)
Hystricognathi contains 228 families
Bathyergidae (12 animals)
Hystricidae (11 animals)
Petromuridae (1 animal)
Thryonomyidae (2 animals)
Erethizontidae (12 animals)
Chinchillidae (6 animals)
Dinomyidae (1 animal)
Caviidae (14 animals)
Hydrochaeridae (1 animal)
Dasyproctidae (13 animals)
Agoutidae (2 animals)
Ctenomyidae (38 animals)
Octodontidae (9 animals)
Abrocomidae (2 animals)
Echimyidae (78 animals)
Capromyidae (20 animals)
Heptaxodontidae (5 animals)
Myocastoridae (1 animal)
Order Rodentia
contains 1987 suborders
Aplodontidae
(1 animal)
Sciuridae
(272 animals)
Castoridae
(2 animals)
Geomyidae
(35 animals)
Heteromyidae
(59 animals)
Dipodidae
(51 animals)
Muridae
(1300 animals)
Anomaluridae
(7 animals)
Pedetidae
(1 animal)
Ctenodactylidae
(5 animals)
Myoxidae
(26 animals)
Bathyergidae
(12 animals)
Hystricidae
(11 animals)
Petromuridae
(1 animal)
Thryonomyidae
(2 animals)
Erethizontidae
(12 animals)
Chinchillidae
(6 animals)
Dinomyidae
(1 animal)
Caviidae
(14 animals)
Hydrochaeridae
(1 animal)
Dasyproctidae
(13 animals)
Agoutidae
(2 animals)
Ctenomyidae
(38 animals)
Octodontidae
(9 animals)
Abrocomidae
(2 animals)
Echimyidae
(78 animals)
Capromyidae
(20 animals)
Heptaxodontidae
(5 animals)
Myocastoridae
(1 animal)
West Indian spiny rats
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Heteropsomyinae
Facts about the West Indian spiny rats
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