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Pará Spiny Tree Rat

Mesomys stimulax Thomas, 1911

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPará Spiny Tree Rat
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese亚马孙中棘鼠
Scientific nameMesomys stimulax Thomas, 1911

About this species

The Pará spiny tree rat (Mesomys stimulax) or Surinam spiny tree rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil.

Previously, Mesomys Stimulax's karyotype was 2n=60, Fundamental number (abbreviated FN), FN=116. However more recently the new karyotype has been found to be 2n=60, FN=110. This points to the idea that this species is most likely a species complex.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyEchimyidae
GenusMesomys

Related species in Suriname