Leiuromys occasius
(O. Thomas, 1921)
Bare-tailed 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 | : Leiuromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1921-05-01. New Sigmodon, Oryzomys, and Echimys from Ecuador. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(41):448-450.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626877Original name as described
Echimys occasius
Other common names
Bare-tailed Armored Tree-rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.15.6
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/852a8b94-8ef0-4ee1-bc45-cd9dfbba4dbaType locality
"Gualea, west of Pichincha. Alt. 4000' [= 1219 m]," Pichincha, Ecuador. According to L. H. Emmons in 2005, the type locality on the western slope of the Andes is very likely an error.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru
Taxonomy notes
moved from Pattonomys to the recently described Leiuromys; was in Makalata before Pattonomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Emmons, L. H., & Fabre, P. H. (2018). A review of the Pattonomys/Toromys clade (Rodentia: Echimyidae), with descriptions of a new Toromys species and a new genus. American Museum Novitates, 2018(3894), 1-52.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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