Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat
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| Mesomys leniceps Thomas, 1926 |
The Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat (Mesomys leniceps) is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is endemic to Peru.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Mesomys leniceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
