Dusky spiny tree-rat

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Dusky spiny tree-rat
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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. (2016). "Makalata obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13236A22206833. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13236A22206833.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  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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