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title: "Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat"
description: "Mesomys hispidus — Mamíferos. Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/ferreira-s-spiny-tree-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat

> Mesomys hispidus — Mamíferos. Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

- Scientific name: *Mesomys hispidus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 90
- Wikidata: [Q1768675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768675)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43981](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43981)

## Names

- en: Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat
- de: Ferreira-Stachelratte
- fr: Rat arboricole épineux

## Countries with the most observations

PE (16), BR (10), EC (7), BO (6), GF (6), CO (5)

## Summary

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word hispidus meaning bristly.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferreira%27s_spiny_tree-rat

## Photo

![Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ferreira-s-spiny-tree-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: R. Mintern · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EchimysFerrugineusMintern.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ferreira-s-spiny-tree-rat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).