Leiuromys occasius (Bare-tailed Tree Rat)
Leiuromys occasius (Thomas, 1921)
Medium-sized, but the smallest in the genus. The dorsal coloration is yellowish brown streaked with dark brown. The body is covered from the shoulders to the rump, on both the back and the sides, by broad, flattened, pointed and flexible spines that are not visible from a distance. The spines are…