Mesomys stimulax
O. Thomas, 1911
Para Spiny Tree-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Echimyini |
| Genus | : Mesomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1911-06-01. Three new mammals from the Lower Amazons. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7(42):606-608.
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Original name as described
Mesomys stimulax
Other common names
Central Brazil Spiny Tree-rat · Suriname Spiny Tree-rat · Pará Spiny Tree Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.4.28.29
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Cameta, Lower Tocantins, " Pará, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 1 name and synonym.
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