| Long-tailed armored tree-rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: |
M. macrura (Wagner, 1842) |
| Binomial name | |
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Makalata macrura |
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| Synonyms | |
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Echimys macrurus Wagner, 1842 |
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Echimys macrurus Wagner, 1842
The long-tailed armored tree-rat, Makalata macrura, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, with a population in Ecuador which is referable either to this species or to Makalata didelphoides.