Bare-tailed armored tree-rat
The bare-tailed armored tree-rat (Pattonomys occasius) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in lowland tropical rainforest east of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru.[1]
| Bare-tailed armored tree-rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Pattonomys |
| Species: | P. occasius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pattonomys occasius (Thomas, 1921) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echimys occasius Thomas, 1921 | |
References
- Vivar, E. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Pattonomys occasius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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