Malabar Spiny Dormouse
Platacanthomys lasiurus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Mammals
The Malabar spiny dormouse is a species of muroid rodent endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is the only extant species in the genus Platacanthomys and although resembling a dormouse, it is not closely related. About the size of a brown rat, this arboreal species lives in tree holes in dense forest habitats in a small family group. They are distinguishable from other species in the area by their bushy tuft tip to the tail and the spiny fur on the back.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Platacanthomyidae
- Genus
- Platacanthomys