Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs toadtree

Makalata didelphoides compared with Tabernaemontana elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	toadtree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Makalata	Tabernaemontana
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Tabernaemontana elegans

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

toadtree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	toadtree
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.

toadtree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.