Owl's spiny rat
| Owl's spiny rat Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Carterodon Waterhouse, 1848 |
| Species: | C. sulcidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carterodon sulcidens (Lund, 1838) | |
Owl's spiny rat (Carterodon sulcidens) is a rodent species in the family Echimyidae found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Carterodon. Owl's spiny rat has evolved characteristics such as a heightened ability to dig in open grasslands during times of environmental change.