Proechimys guyannensis

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Cayenne 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803. Catalogue des Mammifères du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Privately published, Paris, 272 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/details/bsb10482289

Original name as described

Mus guyannensis

Other common names

Guyenne Spiny Rat

Type material

MNHN 1995.1395

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cayenne," French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001456

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 guyannensis riparum

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

riparum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-143018

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-143018

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807272

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Proechimys guyannensis arabupu

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

arabupu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-75816

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-75816

Authority page

369

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807274

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Echimys Cherriei

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.11.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c394d31b-2195-4dbd-abec-1d241e45354a

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124405

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys vacillator

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

vacillator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75a8dc6d-dd5c-40a9-bed5-d94b9ecd13d3

Authority page

490

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368041

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys Warreni

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

warreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de624182-e015-4c85-8bb2-02c77f4da198

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214951

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Mus guyannensis

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guyannensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1995.1395

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Paris

Echimys cayennensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cayennensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1995-1395

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1995-1395

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Mus guyanensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guyanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

vii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Proechimys cayennensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cayennensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Proechimys guyannensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guyannensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

193

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18277/22209103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys guyannensis cherriei

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Proechimys guyannensis guyannensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guyannensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Proechimys guyannensis vacillator

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

vacillator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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