Proechimys hoplomyoides

Tate, 1939

Guianan 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

Tate, G.H.H. 1939-10-20. The mammals of the Guiana Region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 76(5):151-229.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1832

Original name as described

Proechimys cayennensis hoplomyoides

Other common names

Guyanan Spiny-rat · Guianan Spiny Rat

Type material

AMNH M-75633

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-75633

Type locality

"Rondon Camp, Mt. Roraima, 6800 feet [2073 m]," Bolívar, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana? · Brazil?

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001457

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 cayennensis hoplomyoides

Tate, 1939

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hoplomyoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-75633

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-75633

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Proechimys hoplomyoides

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hoplomyoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (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 (2016:578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18287/22209472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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