Mesomys hispidus - #1713
Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat
Lateral view
Geographic Distribution
Amazon Basin of N Bolivia, Peru, E Ecuador, SE Colombia east through S Venezuela, the Guianas, and all of Brazil except east of the Rio Tapajos and south of the Amazon
Order/Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Mesomys
Specific Epithet
hispidus
Image Location
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Município de Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau
Image Date
2011
Photographer
T B F Semedo