Toromys grandis - #6196
Giant Armored Tree-rat
Formerly Makalata grandis.
Geographic Distribution
Amazonian Brazil along the banks of the Amazon River from Río Negro to Ilha Caviana.
Order/Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Toromys
Specific Epithet
grandis
Image Location
Brazil, Amazonas state, Rio Amazon, east of confluence with Rio Madeira
Image Date
14 October 2019
Photographer
J Hall