Speckled spiny tree-rat

Speckled spiny tree-rat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Pattonomys
Species:	P. semivillosus
Binomial name
	Pattonomys semivillosus; (I. Geoffroy, 1838)
Synonyms
	Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838); Pattonomys carrikeri (J. A. Allen, 1911); Pattonomys flavidus (Hollister, 1914); Pattonomys punctatus (Thomas, 1899)

The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It can be found in gallery forest and dry forest.[1] Its diet includes fruit and seeds.[1]

References

Aguillera, M.; Gómez-Laverde, M. & Delgado, C. (2008). "Pattonomys semivillosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

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