Armored spiny rat pictures and facts

Genus Makalata
contains 1 species

Armored spiny 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)