Central American Rufous Tree-rat
The rufous soft-furred spiny-rat (Diplomys labilis), known as ratón espinoso meaning "spiny" or "thorny" rat in Spanish, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. In November 2015, it was spotted for the first time in Osa, Costa Rica by the Costa Rican researcher Jim Córdoba-Alfaro. It is nocturnal and lives in trees, feeding on fruit and young shoots. The females give birth to one or two young, which stay with the mother for about a year before becoming mature.
Soberanía National Park
Cristóbal, Panama
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Chagres River cuts through lowland tropical forest mere kilometres from Panama City’s skyline, one of Central America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChagres National Park
Caimitillo, Panama
+131 birds+30 mammals
Where rainforest canopy meets mountain spine, the Chagres River carves through some of Central America’s most pristine tropical wilderness. Spanning […]
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