Proechimys cuvieri

F. Petter, 1978

Cuvier's 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

Petter, F. 1978-09-11. Épidémiologie de la leishmaniose en Guyane française, en relation avec l'existence d'une espèce nouvelle de Rongeurs Échimyidés, _Proechimys cuvieri_ sp. n. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences (D)287:261-264.

Original name as described

Proechimys cuvieri

Other common names

Cuvier's Spiny Rat

Type material

MNHN 1977.774

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Saül (S21), Guyane française," French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001450

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.

Proechimys cuvieri

F. Petter, 1978

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cuvieri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1977.774

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

263

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Woods (1993:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)
  5. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18279/22208920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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