Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyEchimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)
- GenusMesomys
- SpeciesMesomys hispidus (Spiny Tree Rat)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Bolivian Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys boliviensis
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix barbarabrownae
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spiny Tree Rat at Manu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |