''Echiothrix'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

endemic to

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It contains the following species: *

Central Sulawesi echiothrix The central Sulawesi echiothrix (''Echiothrix centrosa'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.Northern Sulawesi echiothrix The Northern Sulawesi echiothrix or Sulawesi spiny rat (''Echiothrix leucura'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to northeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country i ...

(''Echiothrix leucura'')

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* Rodents of Sulawesi Taxa named by John Edward Gray Rodent genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub