Mesomys occultus
| Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Mesomys |
| Species: | M. occultus |
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Mesomys occultus Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000 |
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The tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat or or furtive spiny tree-rat (Mesomys occultus) is a spiny rat species from South America. It is known from Amazonas, northwestern Brazil, where it is found in tropical rainforest. The species is arboreal.
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