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Bare-tailed tree-rat

Leiuromys occasius

Classification

The bare-tailed tree-rat is a nocturnal, arboreal spiny rat and the only species in the genus Leiuromys. It inhabits humid evergreen forests east of the Andes in southern Ecuador and northern Peru, mainly at low elevations. It was formerly placed in Echimys, Makalata and Pattonomys and is classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru