Diplomys

Diplomys Temporal range: Recent
Diplomys caniceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Genus:	Diplomys Thomas, 1916
Species
Diplomys caniceps Diplomys labilis Diplomys rufodorsalis

Diplomys is a genus of rodent in the Echimyidae family. They are found in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama.

It contains the following species:

• Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny Rat (Diplomys caniceps)
• Rufous Tree Rat (Diplomys labilis)
• Red Crested Tree Rat (Diplomys rufodorsalis) – often placed in monotypic genus Santamartamys instead.

References

• Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.