The montane bamboo rat or Peruvian bamboo rat (Dactylomys peruanus), is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Montane bamboo rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Dactylomys |
| Species: | D. peruanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen, 1900
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References
edit- ^ Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Dactylomys peruanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6222A22209615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6222A22209615.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Dactylomys peruanus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.