Guiara
| Euryzygomatomys | |
|---|---|
| E. spinosus (1826) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryzygomatomyinae |
| Genus: | Euryzygomatomys Goeldi 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Rattus spinosus G. Fischer 1814
| |
| Species | |
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:
- Brandt's guiara (E. guiara)
- Fischer's guiara (E. spinosus)
- †E. hoffstetteri Goeldi 1901 - Tarija Formation, Bolivia