Makalata grandis (Wagner 1845)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1579

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316535

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347544

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scientific name

Makalata grandis (Wagner 1845)
status

 

Makalata grandis (Wagner 1845) View in CoL

[Loncheres] grandis Wagner 1845 View in CoL , Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 145.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Manaqueri.

Vernacular Names: Giant Armored Tree-rat.

Distribution: Amazonian Brazil along the banks of the Amazon River from Río Negro to Ilha Caviana.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Echimys grandis .

Discussion: Formerly included rhipidurus as a valid subspecies (Cabrera, 1961), which was given specific status by Emmons and Feer (1990).

Emmons, L. H., and F. Feer. 1990. Neotropical rainforest mammals. A field guide. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 281 pp., 7 pls.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Echimyidae

SubFamily

Echimyinae

Genus

Makalata