Red-crested tree-rat
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red-crested-tree-rat-297-12415597
title:
Red-crested tree-rat
text:
The red-crested tree-rat or Santa Marta toro is a species of tree-rat found in the monotypic genus Santamartamys in the family Echimyidae. It is nocturnal and is believed to feed on plant matter, and is mainly rufous, with young specimens having a grey coat. IUCN list the species as critically endangered: it is affected by feral cats, climate change, and the clearing of forest in its potential range in coastal Colombia. It is known only from three specimens, a specimen collected in 1898 in Sierr
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description:
Mammal in the spiny rat family of rodents
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_tree-rat
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date modified:
2024-03-01T18:43:28Z
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