Mesomys
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URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/rodentia.echimyidae.
These rodents live mainly in forests at elevations of 90-1,950 meters. The short, rather broad feet suggest that Mesomys is arboreal. In the lowland forests of southern Venezuela, Handley (1976) collected most specimens in trees or houses and near streams or in other moist places. [ eng ] |