Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny Rat - Diplomys caniceps
( Günther, 1877 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The species has not been studied in its natural habitat (Emmons et al. 2015).

Range:
This species is limited to the Caribe Biogeographical Region (Alberico et al. 2000) in northwestern Colombia in the Cauca valley in the vicinity of Medellín (Fabre 2016, Emmons et al. 2015).

Conservation:
The type locality of this species is not in a protected area. Further surveys are needed in distribution, threats, status and ecological requirements.

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