Brazilian spiny tree-rat
Species of rodent
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 and Venezuela, 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]
| Brazilian spiny tree rat | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: | M. didelphoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Makalata didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817) | |
 | |
| Makalata distribution M. didelphoides in red | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817 | |
