Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Echimyidae Scientific name Mesomys occultus | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus Mesomys Rank Species | |
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Mesomys occultus, also known as Tufted-tailed Spiny Tree-rat or Furtive Spiny Tree Rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is known from Amazonas, northwestern Brazil, where it is found in tropical rainforest. The species is arboreal.
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