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Mesomys
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Mesomys

Mesomys is a genus of South American spiny rats in the family Echimyidae.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat

speciesMesomys hispidus

Pará Spiny Tree Rat

speciesMesomys stimulax

Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat

speciesMesomys leniceps

Tufted-tailed Spiny Tree Rat

speciesMesomys occultus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43976.