Pará spiny tree-rat
| Pará spiny tree rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Mesomys |
| Species: | M. stimulax
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesomys stimulax Thomas, 1911
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The Pará spiny tree rat (Mesomys stimulax) or Surinam spiny tree rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. Previously, Mesomys Stimulax's karyotype was 2n=60, Fundamental number (abbreviated FN), FN=116. However more recently the new karyotype has been found to be 2n=60, FN=110. This points to the idea that this species is most likely a species complex.
References
- ^ Patton, J.; Percequillo, A.; Catzeflis, F. (2016). "Mesomys stimulax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T13237A22213072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13237A22213072.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Malcher, S. M., Pieczarka, J. C., Pereira, A. L., do Amaral, P. J. S., Rossi, R. V., Saldanha, J., & Nagamachi, C. Y. (2021). New karyotype for Mesomys stimulax (Rodentia, Echimyidae) from the Brazilian Amazon: A case for species complex?. Ecology and evolution, 11(12), 7125–7131. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7583