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/19365447

Original 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-27c78a67ad92

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001449

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.

Echimys chrysaeolus

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysaeolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.2.7.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b743a4de-f809-43f0-b37d-27c78a67ad92

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365447

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys chrysæolus

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chrysaeolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1899:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15957)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Woods (1993:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18278/22209011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys xanthaeolus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

xanthaeolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616296

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys guyannensis magdalenae

Hershkovitz, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

magdalenae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:280170

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34997d83f-fe74-492a-be8f-b497a63cc1ce

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15720013

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Proechimys magdalenae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

magdalenae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

205

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Woods (1993:797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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