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Makalata grandis — Figure 18. Differences in the development of the sphenopalatine vacuities (character 50). Carvalho, Salles, 2004 (CC BY 4.0) · Plazi / Biodiversity Literature Repository. Found by name on iNaturalist, Wikimedia Commons and in the open-access papers that described the species (Plazi); click a picture for its credit and licence.

Figure 18. Differences in the development of the sphenopalatine vacuities (character 50). Carvalho, Salles, 2004 (CC BY 4.0) · Plazi / Biodiversity Literature Repository. Found by name on iNaturalist, Wikimedia Commons and in the open-access papers that described the species (Plazi); click a picture for its credit and licence.

IUCN LC · Least concern

Giant Armored Tree-rat

Makalata grandis (Wagner, 1845)

First described in: Arch. Naturgesch. vol.1 p.145

The giant tree-rat (Toromys grandis) is a species in the family Echimyidae, the spiny rats. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Toromys. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the flooded forest along the banks of the Amazon River and its tributaries.

This species was formerly considered to be a member of the genera Loncheres and Makalata. In 2005 it was reclassified as the only member of the new genus Toromys.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

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

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

distribution

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

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

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