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SPECIES Makalata grandis

Author:Wagner, 1845.
Citation:Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 145.
Common Name:Giant Armored Tree-rat
Type Locality:Brazil, Amazonas, Manaqueri.
Distribution:Amazonian Brazil along the banks of the Amazon River from Río Negro to Ilha Caviana.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Echimys grandis.
Comments:Formerly included rhipidurus as a valid subspecies (Cabrera, 1961), which was given specific status by Emmons and Feer (1990).
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