Long-tailed armored tree-rat

Long-tailed armored tree-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Makalata
Species: M. macrura
(Wagner, 1842)
Binomial name
Makalata macrura
Synonyms

Echimys macrurus Wagner, 1842

The long-tailed armored tree-rat, Makalata macrura, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, with a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata didelphoides.

References

  1. Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Makalata macrura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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