Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago where it lives in lowland tropical rainforest. There is also a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata macrurus. It is nocturnal, and eats seeds.
==References==
Category:Makalata
Category:Mammals of Brazil
Category:Mammals of Bolivia
Category:Mammals of Venezuela
Category:Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Mammals of the Caribbean
Category:Mammals described in 1817
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot