Montane bamboo rat
Species of rodent
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Dactylomys |
| Species: | D. peruanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen, 1900 | |
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| Montane bamboo rat range | |