Mesomys occultus
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Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Eumysopinae
Genus: Mesomys
Species: Mesomys occultus
Name edit
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 (3º17'S, 66º14'W).”
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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. Full article Reference page.
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- Mesomys occultus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Mesomys occultus (Least Concern)
Vernacular names edit
English: Tufted-tailed Spiny Tree-rat