Owl's Spiny Rat
Carterodon sulcidens (Lund, 1841)
Also calledFurchenzahn-Stachelratte (deu) · Owl-Stachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux du Cerrado (fra) · Rato de Espinho (por) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · Uilenstekelrat (nld) · kolczastek bruzdozębny (pol) · koro dlouhoštětinatý (ces) · siropiikkirotta (fin) · Картеродон (rus) · アウルストゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Afh. Kongl. Danske Vid. Selsk. p.49
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species, but the Groovetoothed Spiny-rat is probably nocturnal.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Tropical savanna and grasslands at elevations of 250 - 1100 m. Most specimens of Groove-toothed Spiny-rats with associated habitat data have been collected in open areas of the Cerrado ecoregion. It has wide distribution but is represented by specimens from only twelve localities. Given its rarity, it might be associated with a specific microhabitat, and thus its area of occupancy might be small and patchy.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Groove-toothed Spiny-rat is semi-fossorial. It is preyed on by the American barn owl (7 yto alba furcata), which is mainly nocturnal.
Echimyidae
breeding
Breeding. Pregnant and juvenile Groove-toothed Spiny-rats were collected during dry (August) and wet (December) seasons. Litters with 1 - 2 embryos have been reported at Serra do Roncador, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Grass nests 30 cm deep within burrows have been recorded at Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Echimyidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439735.