Diplomys caniceps

(A. Günther, 1877)

Colombian Rufous Tree-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Echimyinae
Tribe : Echimyini
Genus : Diplomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Günther, A. 1877-04. Report on some of the additions to the collection of Mammalia in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):735-751.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100016

Original name as described

Loncheres caniceps

Other common names

Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny-rat · Colombian Soft-furred Spiny-rat · Colombian Rufous Tree Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1876.8.8.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1f5c3b8-09f2-4567-b1f4-50cb53054aaf

Type locality

"Medellin," Antioquia, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001399

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.

Loncheres caniceps

(A. Günther, 1877)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1876.8.8.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1f5c3b8-09f2-4567-b1f4-50cb53054aaf

Authority page

745

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100016

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Diplomys caniceps

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129815

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1916:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19823)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Emmons (2006:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6662/22205429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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