Carterodon sulcidens

(P. W. Lund, 1838)

Groove-toothed Spiny-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Carterodontinae
Genus : Carterodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1838. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Første Afhandling: Indledning. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:27-60.

Original name as described

Echimys sulcidens

Other common names

Owl's Spiny-rat · Groove-toothed Spiny Rat

Type locality

"bassin du Rio das Velhas." Amended by P. W. Lund in 1841 as "Rio das Velhas Floddal," Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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