Paraguayan punaré
Species of mammals in the spiny rat family of rodents
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The Paraguayan punaré (Thrichomys pachyurus) is a caviomorph rodent of South America from the spiny rat family.[2] With its skull averaging 55 mm long, it is the largest species in the genus Thrichomys.[3] It is found in savannas and forest edges in southwestern Brazil and northern Paraguay within the cerrado ecoregion.[1] The species tolerates a degree of habitat disturbance, and is considered abundant throughout its range.[1]
| Paraguayan punaré | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Myocastorini |
| Genus: | Thrichomys |
| Species: | T. pachyurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thrichomys pachyurus (Wagner, 1845) | |
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Its karyotype has 2n = 34 and FN (fundamental number) = 64.[2]