Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat

The tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat or furtive spiny tree-rat (Mesomys occultus) is a spiny rat species from South America.[1][3][4]

For Lonchothrix emiliae, see Tuft-tailed spiny tree-rat.

Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Mesomys
Species:
M. occultus
Binomial name
Mesomys occultus
Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000[2]

It is known from Amazonas, northwestern Brazil, where it is found in tropical rainforest. The species is arboreal.[1]

References
  1. Patton, J. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Mesomys occultus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Patton, James L.; Da Silva, Maria Nazareth F.; Malcolm, Jay R. (2000). "Mammals of the Rio Juruá and the evolutionary and ecological diversification of Amazonia. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 244". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Mesomys occultus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1584. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A Checklist. Yale University Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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