Biology:Woolly-headed spiny tree-rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Woolly-headed spiny tree-rat | |
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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: | Mesomys |
| Species: | M. leniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesomys leniceps Thomas, 1926
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The woolly-headed spiny tree-rat (Mesomys leniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[2] It is endemic to Peru.
The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word leniceps constructed from lēnis meaning calm, gentle,[3] and the suffix -ceps meaning headed.
References
- ↑ Vivar, E.; Patterson, B. (2016). "Mesomys leniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13235A22212969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13235A22212969.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13235/22212969. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Mesomys leniceps". 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=13400474.
- ↑ Gaffiot, Félix (1934) (in fr). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français. Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 899. http://www.lexilogos.com/latin/gaffiot.php?q=lenis. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q1769437 entry
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