Dactylomys

Dactylomys Temporal range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Dactylomyinae
Genus:	Dactylomys Saint-Hilaire, 1838
Species
Dactylomys boliviensis (Bolivian bamboo rat) Dactylomys dactylinus (Amazon bamboo rat) Dactylomys peruanus (Peruvian bamboo rat)

Dactylomys is the genus of South American bamboo rats or coro-coros. Coro-coros are arboreal members of the family Echimyidae. This genus contains three species.

References

• "Dactylomys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584635. 
• "Dactylomys". Animal Diversity Web (ADW). http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Dactylomys.html. Retrieved 2007-04-07.