Proechimys mincae

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Minca 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

Allen, J.A. 1899-12-20. New rodents from Colombia and Venezuela. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(16):195-218.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/550

Original name as described

Echimys mincae

Other common names

Minca Spiny Rat

Type material

AMNH M-15389

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15389

Type locality

"Minca, Santa Marta District," Magdalena, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001460

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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.

Echimys mincae

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

mincae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15389

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15389

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Proechimys mincae

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

mincae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18291/22207336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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