Proechimys kulinae

M. N. F. da Silva, 1998

Kulina 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

Silva, M.N.F. da. 1998-06-24. Four new species of spiny rats of the genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echymyidae) from the western Amazon of Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 111(2):436-471.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459205

Original name as described

Proechimys kulinae

Other common names

Kulina Spiny Rat

Type material

INPA 2553 (+ MVZ:Mamm:194572)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:194572

Type locality

"Seringal Condor, left bank Rio Juruá, 70°51'W, 6°45'S, Amazonas, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001458

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 kulinae

M. N. F. da Silva, 1998

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

kulinae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

INPA 2553 (+ MVZ:Mamm:194572)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:194572

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459205

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29464/22207750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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