Translingual

Proper noun

Echimys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – the spiny tree-rats.

Hyponyms

• (genus):, Echimys chrysurus, Echimys saturnus, Echimys vierai (species)
  • Echimys pictus (= Callistomys pictus) (former species, now placed in genus Callistomys)
  • Echimys macrurus (= Makalata macrura), Echimys rhipidurus (= Makalata rhipidura) (former species, now placed in genus Makalata)
  • Echimys semivillosus (= Pattonomys semivillosus) (former species, now placed in genus Pattonomys)
  • Echimys blainvillei (= Phyllomys blainvillei), Echimys braziliensis (= Phyllomys brasiliensis), Echimys dasythrix (= Phyllomys dasythrix), Echimys lamarum (= Phyllomys lamarum), Echimys nigrispinus (= Phyllomys nigrispinus), Echimys thomasi (= Phyllomys thomasi), Echimys unicolor (= Phyllomys unicolor) (former species, now placed in genus Phyllomys)
  • Echimys grandis (= Toromys grandi) (former species, now placed in genus Toromys)