Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat

Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	Mesomys
Species:	M. hispidus
Binomial name
Mesomys hispidus Desmarest, 1817

Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat, Mesomys hispidus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

References

1. ^ Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Mesomys hispidus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.

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