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Makalata
Makalata is a genus of rodents in the family Echimyidae. It contains the following species:
- Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat (Makalata didelphoides)
- Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat (Makalata macrura)
- Dusky Spiny Tree Rat (Makalata obscura)
- Peruvian Tree Rat (Makalata rhipidura)
Toromys grandis and Pattonomys occasius have been placed in Makalata by some authorities.