Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys leniceps Thomas, 1926
Also calledLanghaarAmazonas-Stachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux du Pérou (fra) · jeżokolczak wełnistogłowy (pol) · yambasbrambanpiikkirotta (fin) · フサガシラモリトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9 vol.18 p.348
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Known only from upper montane rainforest on the eastern slope of the northern Andes in Peru at elevations of 1554 - 1980 m.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Echimyidae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Habitats in vicinity ofthe type locality of the Long-haired Spiny Tree-rat are under strong pressure from human expansion and related logging activities. Additional studies on distribution, habitat, abundance, ecology, and conservation threats to Long Haired Spiny Tree-rat are needed.
Echimyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219933.