Speckled spiny tree-rat

The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It can be found in gallery forest and dry forest.^[1] Its diet includes fruit and seeds.^[1]

Speckled spiny tree-rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Pattonomys
Species:	P. semivillosus
Binomial name
Pattonomys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838)
Synonyms
Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838) Pattonomys carrikeri (J. A. Allen, 1911) Pattonomys flavidus (Hollister, 1914) Pattonomys punctatus (Thomas, 1899)