K. a. amblyonyx Wagner, 1845 K. a. pallidior Thomas, 1903
The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Kannabateomys.[2]
^Catzeflis, F.; Patton J.; Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2016). "Kannabateomys amblyonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10957A22205666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10957A22205666.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Kannabateomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1576. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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