Speckled spiny tree-rat
| Speckled spiny tree-rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Pattonomys |
| Species: | P. semivillosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pattonomys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838) | |
The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It is found in gallery forest and dry forest.[1] Its diet includes fruit and seeds.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Aguillera, M., Gómez-Laverde, M. & Delgado, C. (2008). Pattonomys semivillosus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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