Mesomys occultus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Echimyinae
Tribus: Echimyini
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