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Plains viscacha rat
Species of rodent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The plains viscacha rat, plains vizcacha rat, red viscacha rat, or red vizcacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae native to Argentina. It is one of three species in the genus Tympanoctomys.[3][4]
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Plains viscacha rat | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Octodontidae |
Genus: | Tympanoctomys |
Species: | T. barrerae |
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Tympanoctomys barrerae (B. Lawrence, 1941)[2] | |
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