Mesomys occultus
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Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Eumysopinae
Genus: Mesomys
Species: Mesomys occultus
Name edit
Mesomys occultus Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000: 194
- Holotype: INPA 2690, adult ♀, skull and body in alcohol.
- Type locality: “Colocação Vira-Volta, left bank Rio Juruá on Igarapé Arabidi, affluent of Paraná Breu, Amazonas, Brazil (3°17'S, 66°14'W)”.
References edit
Primary references edit
- Patton, J.L., da Silva, M.N.F. & Malcolm, J.R. 2000. Mammals of the Rio Juruá and the evolutionary and ecological diversification of Amazonia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 244: 1–306. hdl: 2246/1593 Reference page.
Links edit
- IUCN: Mesomys occultus (Least Concern)
Vernacular names edit
English: Tufted-tailed Spiny Tree-rat