Echiothrix is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] It contains the following species:
- Central Sulawesi echiothrix (Echiothrix centrosa)
- Northern Sulawesi echiothrix (Echiothrix leucura)
| Echiothrix Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent
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| Northern Sulawesi echiothrix (Echiothrix leucura) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Echiothrix Gray, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Echiothrix leucura | |
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References
edit- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1320–1321. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
External links
edit- Media related to Echiothrix at Wikimedia Commons
