Mesomys hispidus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Ferreira's Spiny 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 : Mesomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. ECHIMYS, Echimys. Pp. 54–59 in Société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome X. Deterville, Paris, 591 pp.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Echimys hispidus

Other common names

Spiny Tree-rat · Ferreira's Spiny Tree Rat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2075 (= MNHN AC A-7668) (= MNHN montage 1806)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1998-2075

Type locality

"Amérique méridionale." Restricted by G. H. H. Tate in 1939 to "Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001416

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 hispidus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1998-2075 (= MNHN AC A-7668) (= MNHN montage 1806)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1998-2075

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Schinz (1825:388, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1838:886, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68638)
  5. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1838:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13396146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68635)
  6. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1838:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69392)
  7. Murray (1866:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Loncheres hispida

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Lesson (1842:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mesomys ecaudatus

J. A. Wagner, 1845

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ecaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776495

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1845:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34349)
  2. Waterhouse (1848:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35784)
  3. Murray (1866:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Osgood (1914:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  5. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Echinomys hispidus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476826

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Echimys ferrugineus

(A. Günther, 1877)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.3.31.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d2abbcf6-7940-4ca2-8bba-3c096bff9bca

Authority page

750

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100021

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Proechimys ferrugineus

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ferrugineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1899:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15957)

Proechimys hispidus

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1899:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15957)

Mesomys ferrugineus spicatus

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

spicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.2.22.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/caf0e0f9-2d46-4fb0-b15d-93ad6061bb9c

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mesomys hispidus

Tate, 1939

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1939:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Woods (1993:794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  6. Anderson (1997:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  7. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  8. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13234/22212863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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