Peruvian Tree Rat

Peruvian Tree Rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	Makalata
Species:	M. rhipidura (Thomas, 1928)
Binomial name
Makalata rhipidura Emmons and Feer, 1997
Synonyms
Echimys rhipidurus Thomas, 1928

The Peruvian Tree Rat (Makalata rhipidura) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northeastern Peru and adjacent Ecuador, where it is found in the Amazon rainforest.^[1] It is nocturnal and arboreal.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Zeballos, H., Vivar, E. & Patterson, B. (2008). Makalata rhipidura. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 March 2009.