Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.^[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela, where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest.^[1] There is also a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata macrurus. It is nocturnal and eats seeds.^[1]

Brazilian spiny tree rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Makalata
Species:	M. didelphoides
Binomial name
Makalata didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817)
Synonyms
Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817 Mesomys didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817) Makalata armata (I. Geoffroy, 1838) Makalata castanea (Allen & Chapman, 1893) Makalata guianae (Thomas, 1888) Makalata hispida (Lichtenstein, 1830) Echimys longirostris Anthony, 1921