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Euryzygomatomys
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Euryzygomatomys

Euryzygomatomys is a genus of South American rodents, commonly called guiaras, in the family Echimyidae. It contains two extant and one fossil species, found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. They are as follows:

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Guiara

speciesEuryzygomatomys spinosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44003.