Dusky spiny tree-rat
| Dusky spiny tree-rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: | M. obscura
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| Binomial name | |
| Makalata obscura (Wagner, 1840)
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| Synonyms | |
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Mesomys obscurus (Wagner, 1840) | |
The dusky spiny tree-rat (Makalata obscura) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word obscurus meaning dark.