Makalata didelphoides
| Brazilian spiny tree rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: | M. didelphoides |
| Binomial name | |
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Makalata didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817 |
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Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817
Mesomys didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817)
Makalata armata (I. Geoffroy, 1838)
Makalata castanea (Allen & Chapman, 1893)
Makalata guianae (Thomas, 1888)
Makalata hispida (Lichtenstein, 1830)
Echimys longirostris Anthony, 1921
The Brazilian spiny tree rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad & Tobago where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest. There is also a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata macrurus. It is nocturnal, and eats seeds.
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