Isothrix pagurus

J. A. Wagner, 1845

Plain Brush-tailed 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 : Isothrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1845. Diagnosen einiger neuen Arten von Nagern und Handflüglern. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11:145-149.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776496

Original name as described

Isothrix pagurus

Type material

NMW B 913

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Borba," Rio Madeira, Amazonas, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001408

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.

Isothrix pagurus

J. A. Wagner, 1845

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

pagurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B 913

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776496

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Emmons (2006:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10879/22211291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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