Echimyidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Echimyidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:spiny_rats
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:diet herbivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature spiny or bristly fur
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_von_Brandt
1835
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:forest
gptkb:grass
rocky areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Echimyidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Proechimys
gptkb:Echimys
gptkb:Isothrix
gptkb:Makalata
gptkb:Phyllomys
gptkb:Trinomys
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 90
about 20
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Octodontoidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Echimys
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4