Long-tailed armored tree-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
Tribe: | Echimyini |
Genus: | Makalata |
Species: | M. macrura
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Binomial name | |
Makalata macrura (Wagner, 1842)
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Synonyms | |
Echimys macrurus Wagner, 1842 |
The long-tailed armored tree-rat (Makalata macrura), is a spiny rat species from South America.[2] 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,[3] it actually represents a distinct species as supported by morphological and molecular characters.[4]
The etymology of the species name derives from the two ancient greek words μακρός (makrós), meaning "long", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "animal tail".[5][6]