| Dusky spiny tree rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Makalata |
| Species: | M. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Makalata obscura (Wagner, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesomys obscurus (Wagner, 1840) | |
The dusky spiny tree rat (Makalata obscura) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word obscurus meaning dark.
References
- Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Makalata obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13236A22206833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13236A22206833.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Makalata obscura". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 1057. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Makalata obscura | |
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