Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs red-cedar

Makalata didelphoides compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Makalata	Trichilia
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.