Ferreira's spiny tree rat

Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Mesomys
Species: M. hispidus
Binomial name
Mesomys hispidus
Desmarest, 1817

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat, Mesomys hispidus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

References

  1. ↑ Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Mesomys hispidus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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