Patton's Atlantic Tree-rat

Patton's Atlantic Tree-ratThis tree-dwelling spiny rat occurs along Brazil's Atlantic coast. A 2015 South American rodent reference lists evergreen broadleaf forest and associated mangroves from Paraíba to São Paulo.What does it look like?Its dark brown back is flecked by spines with rusty tips.How does it live?This tree-dwelling spiny rat occurs along Brazil's Atlantic coast. A 2015 South American rodent reference lists evergreen broadleaf forest and associated mangroves from Paraíba to São Paulo.It is recorded chiefly in evergreen broadleaf forest and in associated mangrove habitat, from sea level to 1,000 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.