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Animal Info - Pacarana - English
URL: http://www.animalinfo.org/species/rodent/dinobran.htm

Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use.

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Dinomys branickii (Pacarana, False Paca): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/dinomys/d._branickii$narrative.ht

Pacaranas inhabit the slopes and valleys of rainforests in the Andes mountains. They are thought to be extremely rare, although some scientists speculate that this might be due to a lack of information about the animal's true habitat.

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Dinomyidae - English
URL: http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Synapsid

Cladogram.

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Dinomyidae: Pacarana - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/rodentia.dinomyidae.

The single living genus and species, Dinomys branickii, occurs in the highlands from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western Bolivia.

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Dinomyidae - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/dinomyidae.html

The single member of this family, the pacarana, is found in the foothills and adjacent slopes of the Andes in northern South America.

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Rodentia Dinomyidae Dinomys, World Distribution Table - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/table.genus.rodentia

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