Echimys chrysurus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

White-faced 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 : Echimys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zimmermann, E.A.W. von. 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Weygandsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 432 pp.

Authority publication link

https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00021827

Original name as described

Myoxus (chrysurus)

Other common names

White-faced Spiny Tree-rat · White-faced Tree Rat

Type material

MNHN 403

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Surinam [= Suriname]," based on Allamand's (1778) "lérot à queue dorée."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001401

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Myoxus (chrysurus)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 403

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Echimys cristatus

A. G. Desmarest, 1817

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cristatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN 403

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038395

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Loncheres chrysura

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Loncheres chrysuros

(H. Lichtenstein, 1820)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11079211

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Lesson (1842:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Loncheres paleacea

(H. Lichtenstein, 1820)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

paleacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11079211

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Echimys chrysurus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Iack-Ximenes, Vivo & Percequillo (2005:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3015)
  5. Emmons (2006:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6979/22207079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Echimys paleaceus

G. E. Iack-Ximenes, de Vivo, & Percequillo, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

paleaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363275

Authority publication

Arquivos do Museu Nacional

Name usages

Iack-Ximenes, Vivo & Percequillo (2005:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3015)

Hystrix Chrysuros

(von Schreber, 1783)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 170B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059362

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Myoxus chrysuros

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Paris

Loncheres paleacea

(Illiger, 1811)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

paleacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48453795

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1842:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Loncheris paleacea

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

paleaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

212

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Échimys crsitatus

Jourdan, 1837

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

crsitatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36312180

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

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