Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat

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Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Mesomys
Species: M. didelphoides
Binomial name
Mesomys didelphoides
(Desmarest, 1817)

The Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat (Mesomys didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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