Biology:Speckled spiny tree-rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Speckled spiny tree-rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Echimyini
Genus: Pattonomys
Species:
P. semivillosus
Binomial name
Pattonomys semivillosus
(I. Geoffroy, 1838)
Synonyms

Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838)
Pattonomys carrikeri (J. A. Allen, 1911)
Pattonomys flavidus (Hollister, 1914)
Pattonomys punctatus (Thomas, 1899)

The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It can be found in gallery forest and dry forest.[1] Its diet includes fruit and seeds.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q302648 entry