Brazilian spiny tree-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Brazilian spiny tree-rat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Makalata didelphoides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the Brazilian spiny tree-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brazilian spiny tree-rat in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Tefé.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Brazilian spiny tree-rat endangered?

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Brazilian spiny tree-rat?

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Makalata. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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 and Venezuela, 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brazilian spiny tree-rat (revision 1368206965), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765003 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).