Английская Википедия:Broad-headed spiny rat

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The broad-headed spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps) is a spiny rat species from South America. The etymology of the species name is the Latin word laticeps meaning "wide-headed".

Description

The species has a head-body length that ranges from Шаблон:Convert, with a tail Шаблон:Convert long, and weigh between Шаблон:Convert. They have short ears and limbs, and feet with powerful claws adapted for digging. The fur is interspersed with spines; it is grizzled reddish or yellowish and black over most of the body, and paler grey to almost white on the underparts.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Broad-headed spiny rats are native to southern Brazil and eastern Paraguay, where they inhabit open cerrado habitats at elevations up to Шаблон:Convert.[2] Within this region, they are found only in unflooded grasslands and open-canopy savannah woodlands, where the soil is soft and suitable for burrowing.[3]

Biology and behaviour

These rats live in colonies and spend much of their life underground. The burrows can be large and relatively complex, with tunnels Шаблон:Convert wide, spiralling down as much as Шаблон:Convert to one or more nests lined with grass or containing food stocks.[1] They are herbivorous, and feed mainly on monocots.[4] Births are probably seasonal, with one or two young being born each year, and weaned by the end of the wet season.[1]

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