Dinomys branickii

W. C. H. Peters, 1873

Pacarana

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Chinchilloidea
Family : Dinomyidae
Genus : Dinomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 551

Original name as described

Dinomys branickii

Type locality

"in der Colonie Amable María, in der Montaña de Vitoc, in den Hochgebirgen Perus erlegt" (= from Amable María, in the Montaña de Vitoc, in the high mountains of Peru), Department of Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001237

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dinomys gigas

H. E. Anthony, 1921

Family

Dinomyidae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33913

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33913

Authority page

6

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dinomys branicki

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Dinomyidae

Root name

branicki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

190

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Dinomys branickii

W. C. H. Peters, 1873

Family

Dinomyidae

Root name

branickii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

551

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6608/22199194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dinomys pacarana

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1919

Family

Dinomyidae

Root name

pacarana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Archivos da Escola Superior de Agricultura e Medicina Veterinaria

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dinonys branickii occidentalis

Lönnberg, 1921

Family

Dinomyidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6413176

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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