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Diplomys labilis (Bangs, 1901)

Central American Rufous Tree-rat

Authority citation: Bangs, O. 1901. The mammals collected in San Miguel Island, Panama, by W. W. Brown, Jr. The American Naturalist 35(416):631-644.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42539671

Original name as described: Loncheres labilis

Nominal names: labilis (Bangs, 1901) | darlingi (E. A. Goldman, 1912)

Other common names: Rufous Soft-furred Spiny-rat|Rufous Tree Rat


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Echimyidae -- Subfamily: Echimyinae -- Tribe: Echimyini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8480

Type locality: "San Miguel Island, [Archipiélago de las Perlas], Panama."

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Nicaragua (NIC) | Costa Rica (CRI) | Panama (PAN) | Colombia (COL) | Ecuador (ECU)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001400

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