Proechimys goeldii
O. Thomas, 1905
Goeldi'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
Thomas, O. 1905-06-01. New Neotropical Molossus, Conepatus, Nectomys, Proechimys, and Agouti, with a note on the genus Mesomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)15(90):584-591.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244137Original name as described
Proechimys Goeldii
Other common names
Goeldi's Spiny Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1905.1.25.6
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09eb4d25-cea0-49ef-836c-92334bf0b765Type locality
"Santarem [Santarém], Lower Amazon," Rio Tapajós, Pará, Brazil. Identified by M. Güntert and colleagues in 1993 as "Santarém, Barras de Tapajoz" (holotype specimen).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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