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Speckled spiny tree-rat
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Aguilera, M. (2016). "Pattonomys semivillosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T90386452A22212633. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T90386452A22212633.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.