Brazilian spiny tree-rat
| Brazilian spiny tree rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: | M. didelphoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Makalata didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817)
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| Synonyms | |
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Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817 | |
The Brazilian spiny tree rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad & Tobago where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest.[1] There is also a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata macrurus. It is nocturnal, and eats seeds.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Patton, J.; Weksler, M.; Catzeflis, F.; Bonvicino, C. (2008). "Makalata didelphoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.