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mammal
Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus
Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
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mammal
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
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mammal
Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene robinsoni
Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni)
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mammal
Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
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mammal
Wrinkle-faced Bat
Centurio senex
Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex)
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mammal
Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
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mammal
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
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mammal
Naked Mole Rat
Heterocephalus glaber
Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
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mammal
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
The capybara or greater capybara is the largest living rodent, native to all countries in South America except Chile. It is a semiaquatic herbivore that inhabits savannas and dense forests, living near and in bodies of freshwater and feeding mainly on grasses and aquatic plants.
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mammal
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
The pacarana is a rare and slow-moving hystricognath rodent indigenous to South America. Native Tupi people call it the pacarana because it is superficially similar to the paca, a different rodent which is not in the same family. The pacarana has a chunky body and is large for a rodent, weighing up to 15 kg (33 lb) and measuring up to 79 cm in length, not including the thick, furry tail.
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mammal
Paca
Cuniculus paca
Paca (Cuniculus paca)
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mammal
Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
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mammal
Mara
Dolichotis patagonum
The Patagonian mara is a rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found in open and semi-open habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia. It is monogamous, but often breeds in warrens shared by several pairs.
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mammal
Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
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mammal
Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
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mammal
Brush-tailed Porcupine
Atherurus africanus
Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
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mammal
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
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mammal
Degu
Octodon degus
Degu (Octodon degus)
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mammal
Viscacha
Lagostomus maximus
The plains viscacha or plains vizcacha is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is the only living species within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plains viscacha is the largest species in its family. They construct elaborate burrows that house successive colonies for decades.
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mammal
Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys talarum
Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum)
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