Dusky spiny tree-rat

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Dusky spiny tree rat

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Makalata
Species:
M. obscura
Binomial name
Makalata obscura
(Wagner, 1840)
Synonyms

Mesomys obscurus (Wagner, 1840)

The dusky spiny tree rat (Makalata obscura) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.

The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word obscurus meaning dark.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Makalata obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  2. ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Makalata obscura". 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.
  3. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 1057. Retrieved 7 November 2017.


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