Biology:Makalata
| Makalata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Makalata Husson, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Nelomys armatus | |
| Species | |
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Makalata didelphoides | |
Makalata is a genus of rodents in the family Echimyidae.[1]
Systematics
The etymology of this genus name derives from a combination of letters inspired by the Suriname native name Maka-alata for spiny rats.[2]
This genus contains the following species:
- Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides)
- Long-tailed armored tree-rat (Makalata macrura)
- Dusky spiny tree-rat (Makalata obscura)
- Peruvian tree-rat (Makalata rhipidura)
Phylogeny
Makalata is the sister genus to Echimys and Phyllomys. These taxa are closely related to the genera Pattonomys and Toromys, reflecting the fact Pattonomys occasius and Toromys grandis have been placed in Makalata by some authorities.[3][4] In turn, these five genera share phylogenetic affinities with a clade containing the bamboo rats Dactylomys, Olallamys, Kannabateomys together with Diplomys and Santamartamys.[5]
| Genus-level cladogram of the Echimyini. |
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Makalata". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400440.
- ↑ Husson, A. M. (1978) (in en). The Mammals of Suriname. Brill Archive. p. 445. ISBN 978-9004058194. https://books.google.com/books?id=1s8UAAAAIAAJ.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Makalata occasius". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400445.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Makalata grandis". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400442.
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