Arboreal soft-furred spiny rats pictures and facts

Genus Diplomys
contains 3 species

Arboreal soft-furred spiny rat

Rufous tree rat

Red crested tree rat

Subfamily Echimyinae contains 4 genera

Diplomys (3 animals)

Echimys (14 animals)

Isothrix (2 animals)

Makalata (1 animal)

Echimyidae
contains 5 subfamilies

Chaetomyinae (1 animal)

Dactylomyinae (6 animals)

Echimyinae (20 animals)

Eumysopinae (44 animals)

Heteropsomyinae (7 animals)

Hystricognathi contains 18 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 2 suborders

Sciurognathi (1759 animals)

Hystricognathi (228 animals)