The tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat or furtive spiny tree-rat (Mesomys occultus) is a spiny rat species[1][3][4] known from Amazonas, northwestern Brazil, where it is found in tropical rainforest. The species is arboreal.[1]
| Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Mesomys |
| Species: | M. occultus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesomys occultus | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Patton, J.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Mesomys occultus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136284A22212805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136284A22212805.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Patton, James L.; Da Silva, Maria Nazareth F.; Malcolm, Jay R. (2000). "Mammals of the Rio Juruá and the evolutionary and ecological diversification of Amazonia. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 244". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. hdl:2246/1593.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Mesomys occultus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1584. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A Checklist. Yale University Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4.