Local animals in this group:
hystricognath rodents
Hystricomorpha
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Brazilian tapir
Tapirus terrestris -
chinchilla
Chinchilla lanigera -
southern Luzon giant cloud rat
Phloeomys cumingi -
norway rat
Rattus norvegicus
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small five-toed jerboa
Allactaga elater -
eastern grey squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis -
American beaver
Castor canadensis -
O'Connell's spiny rat
Proechimys oconnelli -
Indian gerbil
Tatera indica
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