Proechimys quadruplicatus

Hershkovitz, 1948

Napo 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

Hershkovitz, P. 1948-01-06. Mammals of northern Colombia. Preliminary report No. 2: Spiny rats (Echimyidae), with supplemental notes on related forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 97:125-140.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15720015

Original name as described

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Other common names

Venezuelan Spiny-rat · Napo Spiny Rat

Type material

UMMZ 80080

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Llunchi, an island in the Rio Napo, about 18 kilometers below the mouth of the Rio Coca, [Orellano,] eastern Ecuador."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001463

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 semispinosus amphichoricus

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

amphichoricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-77020

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-77020

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807249

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Hershkovitz, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

quadruplicatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 80080

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15720015

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18296/22207674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys amphichoricus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

amphichoricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

589

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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