Mesomys occultus
J. L. Patton, M. N. F. da Silva, & Malcolm, 2000
Hidden Spiny Tree-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Echimyini |
| Genus | : Mesomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Patton, J.L., Silva, M.N.F. da and 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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62510415Original name as described
Mesomys occultus
Other common names
Tufted-tailed Spiny Tree-rat · Hidden Spiny Tree Rat
Type material
INPA 2690 (+ MVZ:Mamm:194396)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:194396Type locality
"Colocação Vira-Volta, left bank Rio Juruá on Igarapé Arabidi, affluent of Paraná Breu, Amazonas, Brazil (3°17'S, 66°14'W)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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