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 Yasuní National Park
Long-tailed Tree Rat
Makalata macrura
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix bistriata
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
bicolored arboreal rice rat
Oecomys bicolor
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus igniventris
South American spiny mouse
Scolomys melanops
Green Acouchi
Myoprocta pratti
Western Amazonian Oryzomys
Hylaeamys perenensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spiny Tree Rat at Yasuní 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 |