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Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat

Makalata macrura

Classification

The long-tailed armored tree-rat (Makalata macrura), is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, with a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata didelphoides. Initially considered a large form of the latter species, it actually represents a distinct species as supported by morphological and molecular characters.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 5Brazil · 3