| Ferreira's spiny tree-rat | |
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| Mesomys hispidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Mesomys |
| Species: | M. hispidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesomys hispidus | |
Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word hispidus meaning bristly.[2]
- ^ a b Catzeflis, F.; Patton J.; Percequillo, A.; Weksler, M. (2016). "Mesomys hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13234A22212863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13234A22212863.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 1278. Retrieved 17 December 2017.