Spiked Atlantic spiny rat
The spiked Atlantic spiny-rat or Espirito Santo spiny rat (Trinomys paratus), is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.
Spiked Atlantic spiny-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Euryzygomatomyinae |
Genus: | Trinomys |
Species: | T. paratus |
Binomial name | |
Trinomys paratus Moojen, 1948 | |
References
- Brito, D.; Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Trinomys paratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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