Makalata didelphoides

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Red-nosed Armored 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 : Makalata

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. ECHIMYS, Echimys. Pp. 54–59 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome X. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 591 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038399

Original name as described

Echimys didelphoïdes

Other common names

Brazilian Spiny Tree-rat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2073 (= MNHN ? 404)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1998-2073

Type locality

"Amérique méridionale."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Trinidad and Tobago · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001413

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.

Echimys armatus handleyi

(G. G. Goodwin, 1962)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

handleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-184813

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-184813

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62797728

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Echimys longirostris

(H. E. Anthony, 1921)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-42886

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-42886

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Loncheres castaneus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

castanea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4728, AMNH MS-6001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-4728 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-6001

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897444

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Loncheres guianae

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.10.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c71b4422-9b60-44e8-819b-c07947e02bda

Authority page

326

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123374

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Echimys didelphoïdes

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

didelphoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2073 (= MNHN ? 404)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1998-2073

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038399

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Nelomys armata

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

armata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1183

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

887

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

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

Loncheres didelphoïdes

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

didelphoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Echimys armatus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

armatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Mesomys didelphoides

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

didelphoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:588, 589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Makalata didelphoides

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

didelphoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363276

Authority publication

Arquivos do Museu Nacional

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Iack-Ximenes, Vivo & Percequillo (2005:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3015)
  3. Emmons (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13233/22206738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Makalata castanea

L. H. Emmons, 2006

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

castanea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

279

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Emmons (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)

Makalata guianae

L. H. Emmons, 2006

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

279

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Emmons (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)

Makalata handleyi

L. H. Emmons, 2006

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

handleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

279

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Emmons (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)

Makalata longirostris

L. H. Emmons, 2006

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

279

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Emmons (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)

Mus hispidus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

pl. 35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374129

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Loncheres guyanae

(C. L. Miranda, M. da S. Nunes, Farias, M. N. F. da Silva, R. V. Rossi, Eler, Feldberg, da Silva, T. G. de Oliveira, Nagamachi, & Pieczarka, 2021)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guyanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2390

Authority publication

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

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