Proechimys chrysaeolus
(O. Thomas, 1898)
Boyaca Spiny-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Myocastorini |
| Genus | : Proechimys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1898-03-01. Description of a new Echimys from the neighbourhood of Bogota. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(3):243-245.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365447Original name as described
Echimys chrysaeolus
Other common names
Boyacá Spiny Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1898.2.7.2
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b743a4de-f809-43f0-b37d-27c78a67ad92Type locality
"Muzo, N of Bogota," Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
Taxonomy notes
includes magdalanae
Taxonomy notes citation
Patton, J. L., & Leite, R. N. (2015). Genus Proechimys J. A. Allen, 1899. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., & D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 950–989.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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