Trinomys paratus (Spiked Atlantic Spiny Rat) is a species of rodents in the family American spiny rats. They are herbivores. Individuals can grow to 259 mm.
Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.